Velibor Čolić was born in 1964 in Odžak, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and grew up in Modriča. He studied literature in Sarajevo where his first books were published thanks to translator Mireille Robin (stories Les Bosniaques, 1993). He continued to write in French and publish with large publishers, and theatres perform his plays. Also, he continues to write in his mother tongue (Kod Alberta, 2006).
(Photo © Catherine Hélie- éditions Gallimard)