Marcos Giralt Torrente (born 1968) is a

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writer. Born in

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, he studied philosophy at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. His first book, a collection of short stories called ''Entiéndame'', appeared in 1995. Since then, he has published three novels and three more short story collections. His literary output over two decades is relatively modest, but Giralt Torrente's work has met with notable critical success and numerous literary prizes. These include: * 1999 - Premio Herralde de Novela, for ''París''. * 1999 - Premio Modest Furest i Roca, for ''Nada sucede solo''. * 2011 - Premio Internacional de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero, for ''El final del amor''. * 2011 - Premio Nacional de Narrativa, por ''Tiempo de vida''. * 2014 -

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, for the Italian translation of ''Tiempo de vida''. Giralt Torrente has served as resident writer at the Academia Española in Rome, at

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, and at the

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, among other places. He is a regular contributor to ''Babelia'', the literary supplement of ''

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''. His work has been translated into English, German, French, Italian and Portuguese.

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