Pierre Gripari ("Gree-par-ee") was born in 1925 in Paris. He studied at the prestigious Louis-le-Grand lycée, and tried his hand at various jobs, including serving in the army and acting as a trade-union delegate for an oil company. He resigned in 1957 in order to become a writer, but it was not until the 1970s that he became famous, with the publication of his Contes de la rue Broca, translated in this volume.
Pierre Gripari died in Paris in 1990.
TRANSLATOR: Sophie Lewis from the French.
Puig Rosado was born in Spain on April Fools' Day, 1931--a date of birth that is surely not entirely free of responsibility for the course the rest of his life then took. His humorous posters, drawings and cartoons have been published in numerous countries, his work is on display in museums across Europe, and he has been honoured with many prizes. Puig Rosado is absolutely convinced that people with no sense of humour go, without exception, to hell!
