DIMITRI VERHULST is the award winning author of poetry, plays, and fifteen novels. He has won the Libris Prize, one of the most prestigious literature prizes in the Dutch language, and his work has appeared in 25 languages. His novel "Problemski Hotel" has been inscribed in the List of the Unesco Collection of Representative Works and the movie based on "The Misfortunates" won the Prix Art et Essai at The Cannes Film Festival. He lives in Sweden.