Reticence

About the Author and the Translator

JEAN-PHILIPPE TOUSSAINT is the author of nine novels, and the winner of numerous literary prizes, including the Prix Décembre for The Truth about Marie. His writing has been compared to the works of Samuel Beckett, and the films of Jacques Tati and Jim Jarmusch.

A native of Vancouver, JOHN LAMBERT studied philosophy in Paris before moving to Berlin, where he lives with his wife and two children. He has also translated Jean-Philippe Toussaint’s Monsieur and Self-Portrait Abroad.