Born in 1983 in Alhucemas, in the Moroccan Rif, he has lived in Spain since his teens. The Winter of the Goldfinches is his second novel, and the winner of the 2021 Málaga Novel Award. Mohamed El Morabet is a part of a generation of young writers of North African origin, including Narat El Hachmi, who arrived in Spain as children and have chosen to write in the languages of their country, and who have won recognition both inside and outside of Spain.