OLIVIER ROLIN's three books have all been critically acclaimed and have won prizes in France: Port Sudan won the Prix Femina in 1994, Paper Tiger won the 2003 Prix France Culture, and The Meteorologist was awarded the Prix du Style in 2014.
ROS SCHWARTZ is an English literary translator, who translates Francophone literature into English. In 2009 she was awarded the Chevalier d'Honneur dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her services to French literature.