Vladimir Sorokin is the author of The Queue, Their Four Hearts, Blue Lard, and many more books. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages. He is also the author of screenplays for Moscow, The Kopeck, and 4. His most recent novel is Doctor Garin. He lives in Vnukovo and Berlin.
David Aranovich was born in Chicago to Russian immigrants. With a degree in theater, David has acted in films and television alongside the likes of Bradley Cooper, Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Carell, and others. David is also an audiobook narrator and voice-over artist whose voice can be heard in video games and major films.
Max Lawton is a novelist, musician, and translator. His translations of Vladimir Sorokin's stories have appeared in the New Yorker and n+1. In addition to eight of Sorokin's books, he is translating two books by Jonathan Littell. He lives in New York City.