First Blood - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Amélie Nothomb was born in Japan to Belgian parents in 1967. She lives in Paris. Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages and counting, and have been awarded numerous prizes including the French Academy's Grand Prix for the Novel, the René-Fallet, Alain-Fournier, and Jean-Giono prizes.

Alison Anderson spent many years in California; she now lives in a Swiss village and works as a literary translator. Her translations include The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery and works by Nobel laureate J. M. G. Le Clézio. She has also written two novels and is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literary Translation Fellowship.