Juan Manuel de Prada (Baracaldo, 1970) is one of the most solid and recognizable narrators in contemporary Spanish literature. From his first short stories to his great novels — Las máscaras del héroe, La vida invisible, El séptimo velo, Morir bajo tu cielo — he has explored memory, guilt, love, and redemption with an unmistakable, baroque, and precise style. Writer, essayist, and columnist, he has turned the written word into his battlefield: a space where beauty and corruption, conscience and imposture, confront one another. He has been recognized with awards such as the Planeta, the Primavera, and the National Narrative Prize, and his voice resonates in both literature and the cultural thought of our time. His lessons are an invitation to reclaim the weight of words and the value of truth.