Felipe Benítez Reyes (born 1960) is a prolific

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writer. He was born in Rota, Cadiz, where he lives to this day.

Biography

He studied at the

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and

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. His literary output spans multiple genres, including poetry, novels, short stories, essays, and opinion pieces. Reyes' poetry has won, among others, the

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and the Premio Nacional de Literatura. Both were awarded for his 1995 collection ''Vidas improbables''. Among his novels, notable works include ''La propiedad del paraíso'' (1995), ''Humo'' (1995, Premio Ateneo de Sevilla), ''El novio del mundo'' (1998), ''El pensamiento de los monstruos'' (2002) y ''Mercado de espejismos'' (winner of the 2007

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). His 2009 collection of short fiction ''Oficios estelares'' (Destino, 2009) also won multiple prizes (Premio Mario Vargas Llosa NH, Premio Tiflos and Premio Hucha de Oro). Reyes' works have been translated into English, Italian, Russian, French,

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and Portuguese.

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