Cristina Sánchez-Andrade (1968) has degrees in Law and Mass Media. She collaborates in various Spanish newspapers and literary magazines as a critic and book reviewer. Ya no pisa la tierra tu rey (Anagrama, 2004) is her third novel and she she obtained the prestigious literary prize Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz at the Guadalajara International Book Fair 2005, in Mexico, and it has been also translated into English (Curbstone Press, US) and Portuguese (Oficina do Livro). Her previous works, Lizards Smell of Grass and Cows and Roses Were Sleeping, have been translated into Italian (La Nuova Frontiera) and Portuguese (Oficina do Livro).

"Remember this name: Cristina Sánchez-Andrade. She is, whithout question, one of the most powerful female voices the Spanish literature has produced" - La Razón

"Something radically new in Spanish literature, original and unusual" - Manuel Rivas

"In the case of Cristina Sánchez-Andrade one can certainly talk about a writer of an unusual world of her own and a surprising style" - Luis García Jambrina - ABC