Ismael Martínez Biurrun

Ismael Martínez Biurrun, born in Pamplona in 1972, is a writer, teacher and one of the leading re-inventors of the horror genre in Spanish. Winner of awards such as the Celsius, the Kelvin and the Nocte, he is the author of acclaimed fantastic novels such as Rojo alma, negro sombra [Soul Red, Shadow Dark] Mujer abrazada a un cuervo [Woman Clinging to a Raven] , El escondite de Grisha [Grisha’s Hiding Place] Un minuto antes de la oscuridad [A Minute Before Darkness], Invasiones [Invasions] and Solo los vivos perdonan [Forgiveness Is Only for the Living]. His latest work, which like the previous one was published by Aristas Martínez, is Duración de un fantasma [Duration of a Ghost], the story of a perverse children’s game.

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