Pablo Gutiérrez was selected by the magazine Granta as one of the best young Spanish writers when he had just published his first novel, Rosas, restos de alas (La Fábrica, 2008), which received the Tormenta award for best new author. Since then, he has continued publishing his works with great success while he teaches, gives lectures and participates in round tables. In edebé he has published Memoria de la chica azul, Un veraro en Portugal and the edebé award El síndrome de Bergerac. El extraño caso de las rimas automáticas is his first novel designed for a young target, specially a tribute to his students.