T. Coraghessan Boyle, born in Peekskill, NY in 1948, is the bestselling author of a large number of twenty novels and fourteen collections of short stories. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages. His honors include the PEN/Faulkner award, the Prix Médicis étranger, the Henry David Thoreau Prize for excellence in nature writing and the Rea Award for the Short Story. Hanser Verlag most recently published the German editions of »Blue Skies« (Novel 2023), »Talk to me« (Sprich mit mir, Novel 2020) and »I Walk Between the Raindrops« (Storys 2024). A Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Southern California, T.C. Boyle lives in Santa Barbara.