Caro De Robertis, a Uruguayan-American writer born in the UK, is the author of five previous novels including CANTORAS and THE GODS OF TANGO. In 2022, they received the Dos Passos Prize, awarded annually to an American author who "experiments with form, explores a range of voices and deserves more recognition". De Robertis is an associate professor at San Francisco State University, and lives in Oakland, California with their two children.