Montero, Rosa

Rosa Montero is an acclaimed novelist and an award-winning journalist for the Spanish newspaper El Pais. A native of Madrid and the daughter of a professional bullfighter, Montero published her first novel at age twenty-eight. She has won Spain s top book award, the Que Leer Prize, twice for The Lunatic of the House in 2003 and Story of the Transparent King in 2005. A prolific author of twenty-six books, her other titles include the short-story collection Lovers and Enemies and the novels Beautiful and Dark, My Beloved Boss, and The Heart of the Tartar.