Javier Vásconez studied in Spain and, later, Paris. He published 'Ciudad lejana' ('Distant City') in 1982 and in 1983 won 'Plural de México' magazine's Primera Mención award for 'Angelote, amor mío' ('Angelote, My Love'). His novel 'El viajero de Praga' ('The Traveller from Prague') (1996) was widely acclaimed in both Spanish-speaking Latin America and Europe. He also published the novella 'El Secreto' ('The Secret'), followed by 'La sombra del apostador' ('The Gambler's Shadow') in 1999, the latter of which was shortlisted for the Premio Rómulo Gallegos. In 2004 he published the short story collection 'Invitados de honor' ('Guets of Honour') and the novels 'El retorno de las moscas' ('The Return of the Flies') and 'Jardín Capelo' ('Capelo Gardens'). In 2010 he published 'El viajero de Praga' ('The Traveller from Prague') with a foreword by Juan Villoro and 'La piel de miedo' ('Fear's Skin'), which was shortlisted for the Premio Rómulo Gallegos. In 2012 a bilingual French-Spanish edition of 'El Secreto' ('The Secret') was published and 'Jardín Capelo' ('Capelo Gardens') was published in Turkish. 'La otra muerte del doctor' ('The Doctor's Other Death') was published in 2012 and in 2020 Pre-Textos published his anthology of short stories 'Casi de noche' ('Almost Night') with a foreword by Juan Marqués.