Cuban narrator, critic and essayist. He has published several books of short stories and his work have appeared in anthologies published in Cuba and abroad, some of which were adapted for the stage by a theater collective from the University of California, and presented in the United States and Cuba. He is one of the most prominent Cuban narrative voices of the present century, especially in minimalism and absurdist literature. In 2013, the Spanish César Egido Serrano Foundation conferred on him the title of Ambassador of the Word. AWARDS/ 1997 Premio Nacional de Cuento para autores noveles Pinos Nuevos 2010 Premio de Cuento Alejo Carpentier 2010 Premio de Cuento de la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba 2017 Premio Iberoamericano de Cuento Julio Cortázar 2018 Premio Casa de las Américas de Cuento 2019 Premio Internacional de Cuento Tierra de Monegros, España 2019 Premio de la Crítica Literaria BOOKS Último viaje con Adriana, Letras Cubanas, 1997. Ellos orinan de pie, Letras Cubanas, 2006. Del otro lado, Letras Cubanas, 2010. Ventana tapiada con un hueco Viento del Neva y otros relatos, 2018 Todas las patas en el aire, 2019 Una brizna de tiempo, Ediciones La Luz, 2019.