AUTHOR: A prolific writer of novels, short stories, poetry, essays, plays, radio and television scripts, and comics, Harkaitz Cano is one of the leading literary figures of the Basque Country. His collection of short stories Neguko zirkua won the Spanish Critics Prize and his novel Twist won both the Spanish Critics Prize and the Euskadi Prize. Cano has often participated in performances combining literature with music and other arts. His books have been translated into nine languages.
TRANSLATOR: Amaia Gabantxo is a literary translator, writer, and book critic. Her work has appeared in a variety of journals and newspapers, including the Times Literary Supplement and The Independent. Her translation of Anjel Lertxundi's Perfect Happiness was released by the University of Nevada Press in 2007, and her translation of Unai Elorriaga's Plants Don't Drink Coffee by Archipelago in 2009. Gabantxo moonlights as a flamenco singer.