Andres Neuman was born in 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grew up in Spain. He has a degree in Spanish philology from the University of Granada. Neuman was selected as one of "Granta" s Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists and was elected to the Bogota-39 list. "Traveler of the Century "was the winner of the Alfaguara Prize and the National Critics Prize, Spain s two most prestigious literary awards.