Born in Gijón in 1971, he studied Philosophy at the Universidad de Oviedo. He writes for the newspapers ABC and La Nueva España and in the magazines, Mercurio and Tiempo. Many of his works have been translated into German, Catalan, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish.

Ricardo Menéndez Salmón est l'auteur de "Asturies pour Vera" (2010, prix Llanes) ; des recueils de nouvelles "Les chevaux bleus" (2005, prix Juan Rulfo et prix de la critique des Asturies) et "Crier" (2007) ; et des romans "La philosophie en hiver" (1999), "Panoptique" (2001), "Les impétueux" (20

Born in Gijón in 1971, he studied Philosophy at the Universidad de Oviedo. He writes for the newspapers ABC and La Nueva España and in the magazines, Mercurio and Tiempo. Many of his works have been translated into German, Catalan, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish.

Ricardo Menéndez Salmón é autor de Asturias for Vera (2010, Prêmio Llanes); os livros de contos Cavalos Azuis (2005, Prêmio Juan Rulfo e Críticos das Astúrias) e Grito (2007); e os romances Filosofia no inverno (1999), Panóptico (2001), Os arrebatados (2003), A noite feroz (2006, Prêmio Casino de