Srijukta Sabujmatha

About the Author

Laure Cambau lives in Paris. Poet and pianist, she is also the author of children’s stories and song lyrics. She has published nine collections of poetry and received the SGDL’s Prix Poncetton Prize for Lettres au voyou céleste (Amandier, 2010).

Her latest works include La fille peinte en bleu (Caractères/Ecrits des Forges, Quebec), and Ma peau ne protège que vous (Le Castor Astral). Le Manteau rapiécé, un voyage au fil du souffle (Unicité) received the 2018 Vénus Khoury-Ghata prize. Her latest collection, Grand Motel du Biotope was a finalist for the Apollinaire and Mallarmé prizes. She is a member of the Compagnia delle Poete.

As a pianist, she regularly performs chamber music, with lyric artists and writers.

Read some of her translated works.

About The Translator

Kathakali Jana is the head of administration and events at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata. She also writes about the Arts in various mainstream and niche publications and engages with performing arts practitioners across genres. She wears yet another hat as a literary translator.