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Carlos Marzal (Valencia, 1961) has a degree in Spanish Language and Literature from this city’s university. He is one of the most outstanding poets of his generation and his poetry volumes have been awarded the National Critics’ Prize and National Literature Prize (Metales pesados) and Loewe Foundation Prize (Fuera de mí). His last book of poems, Ánima mía, was voted best poetry book of 2009 by the cultural supplement El Cultural and has also received the Critics’ Prize in Valencia. He is the editor of the exquisite anthology Sentimiento del toreo (The sentiment of bullfighting, 2010). In 2003, Marzal also proved his skills as an excellent narrator with his novel Los reinos de la casualidad (Kingdoms of chance, 2003), praised by critics and readers alike.