ANTONIO HILL was born in Barcelona in 1966 and is a psychology graduate. He has spent over ten years as a literary translator and editor in various fields. Among others, he has translated David Sedaris, Jonathan Safran Foer, Glenway Wescott, Rosie Alison, Peter May, Rabih Alameddine and A.L. Kennedy. In July 2011 his first novel, The Summer of Dead Toys, was published, a commercial and critical success translated into fifteen languages.