Carole Zalberg is a novelist, lyricist and critic. She was born in Paris in 1965. Among other works, she has published Chez eux (Phébus, 2004), Mort et Vie de Lili Riviera (Phébus, 2005), Et qu’on m’emporte (Albin Michel, 2009), À défaut d’Amérique (Actes Sud, 2012), Feu pour feu (Actes Sud, 2014). She has received several literary awards (the Youth Literature “Grand Prix SGDL du Livre Jeunesse” and the “Prix Littérature” from the daily newspaper Le Monde). She gives master classes in creative writing and organizes literary festivals.