Fernando Savater (in San Sebastián, 1947) has degrees in Philosophy and Ethics. An essayist, journalist, novelist and playwright, he has published more than forty-five books, some of which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His best known works include La infancia recuperada, Ética para Amador, Diccionario filosófico and El valor de educar.

A prolific philosopher and writer, Fernando Savater is a well known Spanish intellectual. Amongst his vast body of work, the most recent titles are La hermandad de la Buena suerte, Premio Planeta 2008; La aventura de pensar (2008); Borges, la ironía de la metafísica (2008), and Los Diez mandamientos del siglo XXI (2004). His books for children include Ética para Amador.