Enrique Vila-Matas (Barcelona, 1948) is one of the best known, most highly regarded and original Spanish writers of the moment. His works successfully span different genres while retaining his unique and unparalleled style. Of particular note are 'Historia abreviada de la literatura portátil' ('A Brief History of Portable Literature'), 'Suicidios ejemplares' ('Exemplary Suicides'), 'Hijos sin hijos' ('Childless Children'), 'El mal de Montano' ('Montano's Malady'), 'Doctor Pasavento', 'París no se acaba nunca' ('Never Any End to Paris'), 'Exploradores del abismo' ('Explorers of the Abyss'), 'Dietario voluble' ('Fickle Diary'), 'Dublinesca' ('Dublinesque'), 'Chet Baker piensa en su arte' ('Chet Baker Contemplates His Art'), 'Aire de Dylan' ('An Air of Dylan') , 'Kassel no invita a la lógica' ('The Illogic of Kassel') and 'Marienbad eléctrico' ('Electric Marienbad'). He has also published numerous literary essays. His work has been translated into 36 languages and he has received, among others, the Premio FIL, the Formentor de las Letras prize, the Rómulo Gallegos prize, the Cultura de Cataluña prize, the Ciutat de Barcelona prize, the Herralde novel prize, the Fundación Lara prize, the Leteo prize, and the Real Academia Española prize...