Robert Bober

Born in Berlin in 1931,Robert Boberis a film and stage director and writer. He has directed over 120 films for television and is the author of five books, includingRécits d'Ellis Island(1980) with Georges Perec andQuoi de neuf sur la guerre?(1993), for which he was awarded the Prix du Livre Inter. His work has been widely translated. Carol Volkhas translated over three dozen titles from the French, including literary fiction and non-fiction, philosophy, social sciences, art history and children's literature.