It is said about the Catalan anthropologist and member of the Association of African Researchers Albert Sanchez Piñol (b. 1965) that he “literally burst into literature, knocking down the door with a running start.” His first novel, “Cold Skin,” was translated into more than three dozen languages and made the author a world celebrity; his second, “Pandora in the Congo,” strengthened his fame. However, Sanchez Piñol's debut book was a collection of short stories (2001), and he continues to work in this genre to this day. “Golden Ages” includes texts written over the past ten years. This book is populated by strange and unusual characters who find themselves in equally strange and unusual situations, in a maelstrom of truly fantastic events. But Piñol’s fantasy in some mysterious, bewitching way resonates with the reality that surrounds us all and sometimes turns out to be more real than the usual everyday life.* * *Catalan anthropologist Albert Sanchez Piñol won world fame with two novels - “Cold Skin” and “Pandora in the Congo” , however, attracted the attention of readers and critics with his debut book - a collection of short stories (2001). He continues to work in this genre to this day, arguing that it is stories that give the writer the greatest artistic freedom. The Golden Ages includes texts written by Sánchez Piñol over the past decade.* * *Sánchez Piñol ranks among the most important European writers. The Guardian* * *Piñol is a cross between a snake charmer and a shaman speaking by firelight, between a magician with a bottomless cylinder in his hands and a technician of the highest qualifications. Each of his stories is an example of how you can arouse the reader's interest and not lose control over it...Que leer* * *Here, not a single story is similar to the other. These short texts immediately captivate you, you read them in one breath, without stopping...ABC