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Miguel ngel Hernandez is a Spanish writer best known for his works of fiction, among them the novels Intento de escapada (2013), which won the Premio Ciudad Alcala de Narrativa and was translated into five languages, El instante de peligro (2015), which was a finalist for the Premio Herralde de Novela, and El dolor de los demas (2018), which was selected as a book of the year by El Pais and the New York Times en Espanol. Hernandez teaches art history at the University of Murcia and has authored several books on art and visual culture. His novel Anoxia was published by Other Press in 2025. Adrian Nathan West is a writer and literary critic based in Spain. He has translated more than twenty books, among them Rainald Goetz's Insane and Sibylle Lacan's A Father- Puzzle.
“The Pain of Others captures, more than any other recent book I’ve read, the ethical and moral quandaries of transforming trauma and tragedy into art. In a brilliant mixture of literature and reportage, Miguel Ángel Hernández writes movingly about the limits of memory and empathy and the downstream effects of a senseless act that ripped the fabric of family, community, and the author himself.” —Sarah Weinman, author of The Real Lolita and Without Consent “An absorbing book of unwavering honesty. A magnificent novel without fiction.” —Javier Cercas, author of Soldiers of Salamis “Unparalleled writing that breathes a chilling truth. Miguel Ángel Hernández has written his best book—and that’s saying something. A must-read.” —Agustín Fernández Mallo, author of The Nocilla Trilogy “The author as host and guest in his own story. A mediation on writing, a friend who murders his sister then takes his own life, who appears out of the blue in a photograph, an investigation, a portrait of Spain in the 90s and, in short, an outstanding novel by Miguel Ángel Hernández.” —Fernando Aramburu, author of Homeland “A unique, powerful, and brutal novel.” —Qué Leer “A work as harrowing as it is empathetic—raw and beautiful.” —Rockdelux “A magnificent autobiographical text, full of pain and unanswered questions.” —Les Inrockuptibles “A moving book, written with exquisite intelligence and sensitivity. A treatise on inappropriate affections and the failure to understand evil when it appears in our communities and takes root in those we love—on empathy, the power of language, and its limits.” —El País
