Jean-Philippe Toussaint is the author of nine novels,�and the winner of numerous literary prizes, including the Prix D�cembre for The Truth about Marie. His writing has been compared to the works of Samuel Beckett, Jacques Tati, the films of Jim Jarmusch, and even Charlie Chaplin.
Matthew B. Smith has translated Jean-Philippe Toussaint's Camera, The Truth About Marie, and Running Away for Dalkey Archive Press.