Robert Seethaler was born in Vienna in 1966 and is the author of several novels including A Whole Life and The Tobacconist. A Whole Life was a top ten-bestseller in Germany, and has garnered huge acclaim.
Charlotte Collins studied English at Cambridge University. She worked as an actor and radio journalist in both Germany and the U. K. before becoming a literary translator. She has translated work by Robert Seethaler and Nino Haratischwili.