The Opportune Moment, 1855

About the Author and the Translator

PATRIK OUŘEDNÍK was born in Prague, but moved to France in 1984, where he still lives. He is the author of twelve books, including fiction, essays, and poems. He is also the Czech translator of novels, short stories, and plays from such writers as François Rabelais, Alfred Jarry, Raymond Queneau, Samuel Beckett, and Boris Vian. He has received a number of prizes for his writing, including the Czech Literary Fund Award.

ALEX ZUCKER won the 2010 National Translation Award for All This Belongs to Me, by Petra Hůlová. City Sister Silver, his translation of Jáchym Topol’s first novel, was selected for inclusion in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.