Zoltán PÉK received an M.A. in English from Eötvös Loránd University, where he now teaches courses on the English novel and the theory of literary translation. While working as a jazz musician, Mr. Pék wrote short stories for such Hungarian publications as Holmi, Liget, Magyar Napló, Jelenkor, and Újforrás. He has published two collections, Barátok és egyéb utánfutók ('Friends and Other Accessories') and Elbújik a fénybe ('Hiding in the Light'); his more than thirty translated titles from the English include Bill Bryson’s Notes from a Big Country and Paul Auster’s Oracle Night. He participates courtesy of the Hungarian American Enterprise Scholarship Fund.