Laura D (Author) Laura D is the pseudonym of a 19-year-old French university student. Her identity will remain anonymous to protect her and her family's privacy. Adriana Hunter (Translator) Adriana Hunter has translated more than one hundred books, and has won or been shortlisted for numerous translation prizes, most recently as the runner-up for the 2024 Scott Moncrieff Prize for her translation of Herve Le Tellier's The Anomaly. She lives in Kent, England.