Javier Cercas was born in 1962. He is a novelist, short-story writer and columnist, whose books include Soldiers of Salamis (which sold more than a million copies worldwide, won six literary awards in Spain and was filmed by David Trueba), The Tenant and The Motive, The Speed of Light and The Anatomy of a Moment. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in Barcelona.
This novel is not just good, it's great -- Álvaro Colomer * Diari Ara * Cercas' best. A terrific novel -- José María Pozuelo Yvancos * ABC Cultural * The new Cercas shines brightly -- Jordi Amat * La Vanguardia * A courageous Javier Cercas seeks to give an allegorical dimension to social observation, and succeeds ... a committed moral novel and belligerent tale of denunciation -- Santos Sanz Villanueva * Zenda Libros *