Agustin Gomez-Arcos (1939-1998) was a Spanish anarchist, dramatist, and novelist. Due to censorship issues, he fled to England, then Paris, where he wrote numerous novels (primarily in French) about Franco?s Spain. The Carnivorous Lamb won the Prix Hermes in France, and he was twice a finalist for the Prix Goncourt. Jamie O'Neill is the author of the acclaimed novel At Swim, Two Boys.