Andrzej Stasiuk (Warsaw, 1960) is a novelist, poet and literary critic. His enormous lyrical talent and ability to give life a metaphysical dimension have made him one of the unavoidable references of the new European narrative. His works include, in addition to the novels The World Behind Dukla (2003), Nueve (2004) and Taksim (2015), the essay My Europe (2005), the chronicle On the Road to Babadag (2008) and the books of short stories. Cuentos de Galitzia (2010) and A vague sensation of loss (2022), all published in Acantilado.