Juan Francisco Ferré is a writer, literary critic, and Professor of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature at the University of Málaga. He is the author of the novels La fiesta del asno (DVD Ediciones, 2005), Providence (Anagrama, finalist for the Premio Herralde, 2009), Karnaval (Anagrama, Premio Herralde, 2012), El Rey del Juego (Anagrama, 2015), and Revolución (Anagrama, 2019; Premio Andalucía de la Crítica, 2020). His new novel, Todas las hijas de la casa de mi padre, will be published by Anagrama in October 2025. He writes about literature and culture at La vuelta al mundo.