Emmanuelle Pagano was born in Rodez, southern France, in 1969. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and she has won multiple awards for her writing, including the EU Prize for Literature and the French Ecology Novel Prize. This is her second book to appear in English.

Translators

Sophie Lewis was born in London, UK, in October 1980. She is a writer, editor and translator from French and Portuguese. Her translations have been shortlisted for the Scott Moncrieff Prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize. She lives in London.​
Jennifer Higgins was born in Chester, UK, in December 1978. She has translated numerous books from French and Italian. She runs translation workshops in schools, and has also written a book about English translations of French poetry. She lives in Abingdon.​