Sergey Dyachenko Author

Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, a former actress and a former psychiatrist, are the co-authors of Vita Nostra and twenty-eight other novels and numerous short stories and screenplays. They were born in Ukraine, lived in Russia, and now live in the United States. Their books have been translated into several foreign languages and awarded multiple literary and film prizes, including the 2005 Eurocon Award for Best Authors. They live in Marina Del Rey, California.

Julia Meitov Hersey is the translator of Vita Nostra. Born in Moscow, she studied journalism at Moscow State University. At the age of nineteen she moved to Boston, and now lives on a beautiful peninsula north of the city. Currently, she is working on translating other Dyachenko novels into English.