Vicente Verdú (Elche, 1942) is an author and journalist; PhD in Social Sciences at The Sorbonne University and member of the Nieman Foundation of Harvard University. He is a regular contributor to El País. He has produced a extensive body of narrative and essay works, including Señoras y señores, Espasa Essay Prize. At Anagrama stands out El Planeta Americano, which was awarded the Anagrama Essay Prize and has become one of the publisher’s most successful long-selling titles.