David Mitrani Arenal (born May 12, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban writer, belonging to a generation that once was called novísimos.
He has won several awards including the International Prize Anna Seghers in 1998 given it by Anna Seghers Foundation and the Academy of Arts in Berlin .
In his country, he won the important Alejo Carpentier award in 2003.