AUTHOR Eliette Abécassis is a French writer and philosopher, born in Strasbourg. She also writes for the theater, the movies, and French songs. She regularly appears on television, on the radio, and collaborates with newspapers such as the Huffington Post and Le Figaro, in literary criticism or to give a philosophical view of current affairs.
She is committed to associations for the defense of the rights of women and children and against violence against women. She helped to create Le CorP-which is against the commodification of women and children-as well as Exils intra muros, which defends families in the street.

TRANSLATOR Johanna McCalmont is a freelance translator and interpreter from Northern Ireland. She obtained an MA (Hons) in French and German at the University of Edinburgh, followed by an MSc in Translation and Interpreting at Heriot Watt University. She translates from Dutch, French, German, and Italian into English. In 2020, she was a finalist in the Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation.
In addition to working as a translator, she also interprets at international conferences and literary events such as the Bergen International Festival, the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the Hay Festival, and the International Booker Prize.