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| name = David Urbán Arévalo
| image = File:David Urbán Arévalo.jpg
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| birth_date = 1973
| birth_place = Kassel, Germany
| nationality = Spanish
| occupation = Writer
| years_active = 2022–present
| notable_works = Breves
*Cinco narraciones y un mar
*Algunos relatos para recordar
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'''David Urbán Arévalo''' (born 1973, Kassel, Germany) is a Spanish writer of short‑story collections and fiction. His work is noted for capturing ordinary lives with extraordinary emotion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spanish Writer David Urbán Arévalo Captures Ordinary Lives With Extraordinary Emotion |url=https://taazataren.com/spanish-writer-david-urban-arevalo-captures-ordinary-lives-with-extraordinary-emotion/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
David Urbán Arévalo was born in 1973 in Kassel, Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Kassel to Dénia: The Literary Journey of David Urbán Arévalo |url=https://taazataren.com/from-kassel-to-denia-the-literary-journey-of-david-urban-arevalo/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref> When he was two years old, his family returned to Spain, settling first in Castellón de la Plana and later in La Garriga (Barcelona) where he completed his early schooling.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Kassel to Dénia: The Literary Journey of David Urbán Arévalo |url=https://taazataren.com/from-kassel-to-denia-the-literary-journey-of-david-urban-arevalo/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref> After military service in Spain, he completed vocational training in administration (FP1) and obtained a secondary‑school adult certificate (GES).<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Kassel to Dénia: The Literary Journey of David Urbán Arévalo |url=https://taazataren.com/from-kassel-to-denia-the-literary-journey-of-david-urban-arevalo/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref>

== Career ==
Before focusing on literature, Urbán Arévalo worked in various roles, including furniture assembly and machinery painting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Kassel to Dénia: The Literary Journey of David Urbán Arévalo |url=https://taazataren.com/from-kassel-to-denia-the-literary-journey-of-david-urban-arevalo/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref> He self-published his first collection of short stories, ''Breves'', in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Kassel to Dénia: The Literary Journey of David Urbán Arévalo |url=https://taazataren.com/from-kassel-to-denia-the-literary-journey-of-david-urban-arevalo/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref>

His 2023 collection, ''Cinco narraciones y un mar'', explores Mediterranean life through five narratives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exploring Reality and Fiction in the Works of David Urbán Arévalo |url=https://eminencetimes.com/latest/exploring-reality-and-fiction-in-the-works-of-david-urban-arevalo/ |website=Eminence Times |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref> The same year he released ''Algunos relatos para recordar'', featuring short stories about memory, loss, and identity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Editions of David Urbán Arévalo’s Story Collections |url=https://themarkhortimes.com/advertorial/new-editions-of-david-urban-arevalos-story-collections/ |website=The Markhor Times |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref>

Urbán Arévalo’s work combines realism with subtle allegorical or symbolic elements, often highlighting human experiences in concise, emotionally resonant prose.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spanish Writer David Urbán Arévalo Captures Ordinary Lives With Extraordinary Emotion |url=https://taazataren.com/spanish-writer-david-urban-arevalo-captures-ordinary-lives-with-extraordinary-emotion/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref> He currently resides in Dénia, Alicante, Spain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Kassel to Dénia: The Literary Journey of David Urbán Arévalo |url=https://taazataren.com/from-kassel-to-denia-the-literary-journey-of-david-urban-arevalo/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref>

== Works ==
* 2022 – ''Breves'' (ExLibric)<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Kassel to Dénia: The Literary Journey of David Urbán Arévalo |url=https://taazataren.com/from-kassel-to-denia-the-literary-journey-of-david-urban-arevalo/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref>
* 2023 – ''Cinco narraciones y un mar'' (ExLibric)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exploring Reality and Fiction in the Works of David Urbán Arévalo |url=https://eminencetimes.com/latest/exploring-reality-and-fiction-in-the-works-of-david-urban-arevalo/ |website=Eminence Times |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref>
* 2023 – ''Algunos relatos para recordar'' (ExLibric)<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Editions of David Urbán Arévalo’s Story Collections |url=https://themarkhortimes.com/advertorial/new-editions-of-david-urban-arevalos-story-collections/ |website=The Markhor Times |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Critics have noted that Urbán Arévalo “captures the ordinary lives of his characters with extraordinary emotional depth,” and that his concise style is both reflective and evocative.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spanish Writer David Urbán Arévalo Captures Ordinary Lives With Extraordinary Emotion |url=https://taazataren.com/spanish-writer-david-urban-arevalo-captures-ordinary-lives-with-extraordinary-emotion/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Urbán Arévalo is also an illustrator and has expressed interest in merging his literary and visual art skills in future projects.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Kassel to Dénia: The Literary Journey of David Urbán Arévalo |url=https://taazataren.com/from-kassel-to-denia-the-literary-journey-of-david-urban-arevalo/ |website=TaazaTaren |access-date=2025-11-05}}</ref>

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