Rubén Abella is the author of four novels —California (2015), Baruc en el río [Baruc in the River] (2011), El libro del amor esquivo [The Book of Elusive Love] (Finalist of the prestigious Nadal prize in 2009), and La sombra del escapista [The Shadow of the Escape Artist] (Winner of the Torrente Ballester prize in 2002)— and two collections of short stories —Los ojos de los peces [Fish Eyes] (2010) and No habría sido igual sin la lluvia [It Wouldn’t Have Been the Same Without the Rain] (Winner of the Mario Vargas Llosa NH prize in 2007)—. He is also a photographer and a teacher at Escuela de Escritores and Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid.