Antonio Jiménez Ariza was born in Fernán Núñez (Córdoba). Aged 16 he moved to Madrid, where he did his college studies and then teacher training. He has been drawn to literature, which he has combined for a while with his teaching work. He has written short stories, novels and books aimed at teenagers, all imbued with his love of poetry and concern with education. The collection 'Artículos Indeterminados' (1995), gathers together some of his collaborations in various magazines, both local and national. In 1996 he published 'La sinfonía de los veleros varados' (Ed. Egales), his first domestic novel, awarded the Ciudad de Irún prize for a novel in Spanish. He subsequently published 'El jardín de los fantasmas infinitos' (1999).