Alejandro Morellón (born 1985) is a Spanish writer. He was born in Madrid, and raised in

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. His books include: * ''La noche en que caemos'' (winner of the 2013 MonteLeón Foundation Award) * ''El estado natural de las cosas'' (winner of the 2017 Gabriel García Márquez Hispano-American Short Story Prize) * ''Caballo sea la noche'' In 2021, Morellon was named by ''

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'' magazine as one of the best young writers in the Spanish language. He lives in Madrid.

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