Beatriz Esteban Brau

Beatriz Esteban Brau was born in Valencia in the winter of 1997 and grew up surrounded by literature and stories. She currently combines her studies in psychology at the Universidad de Valencia with a literary career and gives talks on literature and mental health in institutes and universities. Her first novel, Seré frágil (I'll Be Fragile; Editorial Planeta, 2017) was shortlisted for the Jordi Sierra i Fabra Literary Prize Young People in 2015. In 2018 she won the second Ripley Prize in science fiction and horror with her story Niña caducada (Expired Girl), published by Triskel Ediciones. Her most recent novel, Aunque llueva fuego (Even if It Rains Fire) takes readers to postwar France to speak of forgiveness and resilience.