Felipe Benítez Reyes
Felipe Benítez Reyes (born 1960) is a prolific Spanish writer.[1] He was born in Rota (Cadiz), where he still lives to this day. He studied at the universities of Cádiz and Seville. His literary output spans genres, including poetry, novels, short stories, essays, and opinion pieces.
Reyes' poetry has won, among others, the Premio de la Crítica 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 Premio Nadal). 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' work has been translated in English, Italian, Russian, French, Romanian and Portuguese.