Mario Martin GijonMario Martín Gijón was born in Villanueva de la Serena, Spain, in 1979. He holds a doctorate in Hispanic Philology from the University of Extremadura. He has taught at the universities of Marburg (Germany) y Brno (Czech Republic). Since 2010 he has ben a lecturer in the Teacher Training department of the University of Extremadura, Cáceres. His essays have received a number of awards including the Gerardo Diego Prize for literary research, 2009, the Amado Alonso Prize for literary criticism, 2012, as well as the Arturo Barea Prize 2013). He has published the novel Un día en la vida del inmortal Mathieu (2013) y two collections of poetry: Latidos y desplantes (2011) and Rendición (2012). Read More Read Less