Juan Manuel de Prada

Juan Manuel de Prada Blanco (born December 8, 1970, in Barakaldo, Spain) is a Spanish novelist, essayist, literary critic, and columnist known for his baroque style influenced by tremendismo. His most notable works include Las máscaras del héroe (1996), La tempestad (1997, Premio Planeta), La vida invisible (2003, Premio Primavera and Premio Nacional de Narrativa), and El séptimo velo (2007, Premio Biblioteca Breve).Spanish