Paul Auster is the bestselling author of "The New York Trilogy" and many other critically acclaimed novels. He was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize in 2006. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. J. M. Coetzee is the author of twenty books, which have been translated into many languages. He is the first author to be awarded the Booker Prize twice: first for "Life & Times of Michael K" and then for" Disgrace." In 2003 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. A native of South Africa, he now lives in Australia.