ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ABDOURAHMAN A. WABERI, born in Djibouti, writes in French. He has published four novels, in addition to poetry, short stories, essays, and numerous articles in the French press. His work has been translated into ten languages and has won many prizes, honors, and distinctions in France and beyond. Transit is one of his most important novels.
Together or separately, DAVID BALL and NICOLE BALL have published nine book-length translations, including two other novels by Abdourahman A. Waberi.