Javier Monteswon the Jose Maria de Pereda Award for his first novel, Los penultimos, which he followed withSegunda parte, and La vida de hotel, now in English-language translation as The Hotel Life. Along with Andres Barba he won the Anagrama de Ensayo Award forLa Ceremonia del Porno, and also co-edited and participated in After Henry James, a collection of novellas based on James' notebooks. In 2010, Granta included him on their issue The Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists and his stories have appeared in numerous collections includingPuros CuentosandLife in Cities. An Anthology of Euro...