Andrés Ibáñez Follow

Andres Ibáñez is a Spanish author, playwright and essayist. He originally trained at the Conservatorio de Madrid, and worked as a jazz pianist for 10 years. He published his first novel in 1995, and in 2014 was awarded the prestigious 'Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana'. Sea of Eden is his most recent novel.

Sophie Hughes has translated novels by several contemporary Latin American and Spanish authors, including Best Translated Book Award 2017 finalist Laia Jufresa (Umami). Her translations, reviews and essays have been published in The Guardian, The White Review, the Times Literary Supplement and elsewhere. Her translation of Alia Trabucco Zerán's The Remainder was shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize.