Richard Pevear has produced acclaimed translations of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Gogol, & Bulgakov. The translation of "The Brothers Karamazov" won the 1991 PEN Book of the Month Club translation prize.
Robert Rayevsky, a native of Russia, is the popular illustrator of more than twenty books for children. They have garnered such honors as the Parents' Choice Award, the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and Blue Ribbon. Robert Rayevsky lives in the beautiful countryside-far away from the skyscrapers, but close to many mosquitoes. His books include Under New York by Linda Oatman High and Pirate Pup by Caroline Stutson. Robert Rayevsky lives in Parksville, New York, with his wife, kids, cats, and a dachshund.