The authors talk readily about themselves, explaining their reasons for writing the book. I only recently started taking an interest in the prefaces. Since I barely venture outside these days, I spend a lot of time in one of the armchairs, rereading the books. he recipient of a number of awards, she was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009 and received the Institute of Translation and Interpreting's John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence in 2017. Schwartz has translated numerous works of fiction and non-fiction from French. Harpman was a Belgian author of over 15 novels, winning numerous prizes, including the Prix Médicis and the Prix Victor-Rossel, among others. The following is excerpted from Jacqueline Harpman's newly-translated novel, I Who Have Never Known Men.
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