Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, publisher of Restless Books, and host of NPR's podcast In Contrast. He is the recipient of numerous international awards and honors, and his books have been translated into twenty languages. He is the creator, along with Roberto Weil, of the graphic novel adaptation of Don Quixote of La Mancha, also published by Penn State University Press.
Eko is an artist and illustrator. His engravings are featured in Ilan Stavans's The Return of Carvajal: A Mystery, also published by Penn State University Press.