Psiche Hughes lectures at London University and at City Literary College. She is the coauthor of the definitive "Dictionary of Borges" and the translator of works by Cristina Peri Rossi and Carmen Boullosa. Brian Matthews is Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Europe-Australia Institute at Victoria University in Melbourne. He is the author of "Louisa, A Fine and Private Place," and "Quickening and Other Stories," His numerous awards include the Gold Medal of the Australian Literature Society.