A Costa Rican writer born in 1962, Uriel Quesada is the author of seven books of fiction, including El atardecer de los niños (short stories, 1990; Editorial Costa Rica Award and Costa Rica National Book Award 1990), Lejos, tan lejos (short stories, Áncora Award in Literature, 2005), El gato de sí mismo (novel, Costa Rica National Book Award 2006) and Viajero que huye (short stories, 2008) . Uriel Quesada got a Masters Degree in Latin American Literature from New Mexico State University, and a PhD from Tulane University. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland, and teaches at McDaniel College.