hiː hˈæzbiːn wˈɛl nˈoʊn ɐmˌʌŋ ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl sˈɜːkəlz ɪn mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ, lˈætɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ænd spˈeɪn fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz, bˌʌt hɪz səksˈɛs ɐmˌʌŋ ɐ wˈaɪdɚ ɹˈiːdɚʃˌɪp hɐz ɡɹˈoʊn sˈɪns ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ðə hˈɛɹældə pɹˈaɪz fɔːɹ hɪz nˈɑːvəl ˌɛl tˈɛstɪɡˌoʊ.
He has been well known among intellectual circles in Mexico, Latin America and Spain for years, but his success among a wider readership has grown since receiving the Herralde Prize for his novel El testigo.