Biographical note

Andrei Bitov is the author of "Pushkin House", "Captive of the Caucasus", and "The Monkey Link", among other works. He is a cofounder of the Russian PEN club and has received numerous awards and honors, including being named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. He lives in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Susan Brownsberger, praised as "learned and resourceful" by the New York Times, specializes in translating Russian literature to English. She has translated works such as M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin's Story of a Town, Vladimir Voinovich's The Fur Hat, Yuz Aleshkovsky's The Hand, Or the Confession of the Executioner, and Andrei Bitov's Pushkin House. Susan Brownsberger, praised as "learned and resourceful" by the New York Times, specializes in translating Russian literature to English. She has translated works such as M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin's Story of a Town, Vladimir Voinovich's The Fur Hat, Yuz Aleshkovsky's The Hand, Or the Confession of the Executioner, and Andrei Bitov's Pushkin House.