About the Translator

Jeffrey Zuckerman was born in the Midwest and lives in New York. He has worked as an editorial assistant, a lifeguard, and a psychology researcher. Now an editor for Music and Literature Magazine, he also freelances for several companies, ranging from the pharmaceutical industry to old-fashioned book publishing. He holds a degree in English with honors from Yale University, where he studied English literature, creative writing, and translation. He has translated several Francophone authors, from Jean-Philippe Toussaint and Antoine Volodine to Régis Jauffret and Marie Darrieussecq, and his writing and translations have appeared in the Yale Daily News Magazine, Best European Fiction, and The White Review. In his free time, he does not listen to music.

About Le French Book

Le French Book is a New York-based publisher specializing in great reads from France. As founder Anne Trager says, “There is a very vibrant, creative culture in France. Our vocation is to bring France’s best mysteries, thrillers, novels, and short stories to new readers across the English-speaking world.”