Fernando Aramburu (San Sebastian, 1959) is considered to be one of the most prominent Spanish-language writers. He has published the books of short stories Los peces de la amargura (2006, 11th Mario Vargas Llosa Prize, 4th Dulce Chacón Prize and 2008 Royal Academy of the Spanish Language Prize) and El vigilante del fiordo (2011), as well as novels such as Fuegos con limón (1996), Los ojos vacíos (2000, Euskadi Prize) -which together with Bami sin sombra (2005) and La gran Marivián (2013) make up the Antíbula Trilogy-, El trompetista del Utopía (2003), Viaje con Clara por Alemania (2010), Años lentos (2012, 7th Tusquets Novel Prize and Madrid Booksellers’ Prize) and Ávidas pretensiones (2014 Biblioteca Breve Prize). His bestselling novel Homeland has won international acclaim (National Fiction Prize, Critics’ Prize, Euskadi Prize, Francisco Umbral Prize, Dulce Chacón Prize, Arcebispo Juan de San Clemente Prize, Strega European Prize, Lampedusa Prize, Athens Prize and more) and has established his reputation as a major writer. Recent works include the very personal, moving Autorretrato sin mí, and Vetas profundas, a volume that celebrates poetry.