Adolfo Castañón, Mexico City, 1952. Member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua. He has published books of poetry: Recuerdos de Coyoacán; fiction: A veces prosa; essay and literary criticism: Alfonso Reyes: caballero de la voz errante, Tránsito de Octavio Paz (poemas, apuntes, ensayos), Por el país de Montaigne; aphorism: La belleza es lo esencial, Perfiles del camino; translation (of J.-J. Rousseau, Paul Ricoeur, George Steiner, Alain Rey, Roland Barthes, and Louis Panabière); and gastronomy: Grano de sal y otros cristales. As an editor of books and journals, he has contributed to series and collections including “Las semanas del jardín” published by Bonilla y Artigas and the interview series “Los maestros detrás de las ideas” for TVUNAM. He currently collaborates with Siglo XXI Editores.