Michel Tremblay is one of Quebec's most important writers. Born in 1942 of mixed French, American, and Cree ancestry, he has been awarded the Governor General's Award for the Arts, the Prix David from Québec, and a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in France. He divides his time between Montréal and Key West, producing at least one new play or novel every year; there are more than 30 of each, and all are beloved. He is perhaps most well known for his play Les Belles-Soeurs and his novel The Fat Woman Next Door Is Pregnant.

Linda Gaboriau, an award-winning literary translator, provides a new translation of this well-loved play. Gaboriau's translations of plays by Quebec's most prominent playwrights have been published and produced across Canada and abroad, and she has twice won the Governor General's Award for Translation. She lives in Montreal.