He was born in the city of Delicias, Chihuahua, on July 2, 1939. A dentist by profession, outside both the local and national literary media, he published his first book at the age of forty, Los Viernes de Lautaro, a volume that will be worth a lot to him. good review. Immediately he will publish a second volume, September and the other days, a book with which he wins the Xavier Villaurrutia prize. Despite the enthusiastic reception of his work at the beginning of his career as a writer, Jesús Gardea decided not to move to Mexico City —something that was considered an obligation at the time— and decided to maintain his residence in Ciudad Juárez, where he would later close his shop. office to dedicate himself in the midst of a growing and deep solitude to the exemplary fulfillment of his vocation. For twenty years he will publish a brilliant, strange and singular work, of a powerful and suggestive beauty, appearing on average one book per year until the moment of his death. His works include novels such as El sol que estas mirando, Soñar la guerra, Sóbol, El tornavoz or El biombo y los frutos. In addition, Gardea published the collection of poems Canciones para una sola cuerda and the six books of short stories that make up this book. Gardea was a member of the National System of Creators and his work has been translated into English, French and Polish. He died unexpectedly on March 12, 2000 in Mexico City.