Francisco Balbuena was born in Jaén and studied information sciences at the university there. He currently lives in Madrid. He has won the 4th City of Badajoz Prize for the Novel with Portentos de ultramar, the 9th Francisco García Pavón de Tomelloso Prize for the Novel with El oráculo de la tortuga and the 11th Río Manzanares Prize for the Novel with El jardín de ajenjo. He has also been a finalist in numerous prizes including the Planeta, Fernando Lara, Primavera and Azorín.
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