The Barman of the Ritz

Philippe Collin (Author)A producer at France Inter for over twenty years,Philippe Collinstudied history and has always maintained a strong interest in the field. In 2021, he created a series of historical podcasts that have been downloaded 40 million times. He is also a graphic-novel writer and co-author ofLe Voyage de Marcel Grob(2018), inspired by the story of his great-uncle during the Second World War.The Barman of the Ritz, his first novel, has been translated into 30 languages and was a runaway bestseller in his native France, selling 350,000 copies to date.Frank Wynne (Translator)Frank Wynneis an Irish literary translator, writer and editor. He has translated more than a hundred French and Hispanic novels by authors including Michel Houellebecq, Patrick Modiano, Javier Cercas and Virginie Despentes. Over a career spanning more than twenty-five years, his work has twice earned him the Dublin Literary Award, he has been awarded the Scott Moncrieff Prize on three occasions and the Premio Valle Inclán twice. Most recently, his translation ofThe Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers Guildby Mathias Énard won the 2024 French-American Prize. He was the first translator to chair the jury for the International Booker Prize.