Iñigo Echenique (Vigo, 1957) is a naval engineer by trade and designs many different types of ships. A sailor who has been passionate about the sea from an early age, he has written a book of essays, 'Madeira de mar' (Ed. Galaxia, 2000) about 'gamelas', traditional Galician fishing boats. 'Las desventuras de Jonás Plum' is his first novel.