Jacques Poulin is the author of many novels, most of which have been translated into English by Sheila Fischman. In late spring of 2001, he was honoured with the Molson Prize by The Canada Council for the Arts. After spending several years in Paris, France, Poulin now lives and writes in Quebec City.

Sheila Fischman is one of Canada's premier translators. She has translated over 125 books and for her work was awarded the Molson Prize in 2008. In 2007, her translation of Jacques Poulin's novel My Sister's Blue Eyes was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation. Her 2006 translation of Pascale Quiviger's novel The Perfect Circle was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.