Born in the Paris suburb of Asnières in 1937, MARCEL COHEN is the author of many books of short narrative prose in French. Several of his works have been translated into English, including Mirrors and The Emperor Peacock Moth. He has also published a collection of interviews with Edmond Jabès, From the Desert to the Book. In 2002 the Académie Française awarded Cohen the Prix Roland de Jouvenel. He lives in Paris.