Elisabeth Horem was born in Bourges, France, in 1955, and educated in Paris, where she studied Arabic. She has traveled extensively, and spent many years in the Middle East with her husband, a Swiss diplomat. Jane Kuntz has translated Everyday Life and The Power of Flies by Lydie Salvayre, Hotel Crystal by Olivier Rolin, Pigeon Post by Dumitru Tsepeneag, and Hoppla! 1 2 3 and Making a Novel by Gerard Gavarry, all of which are available from Dalkey Archive Press.