Greta Gallandy I grew up in the big city, Hamburg, but as a child, I always longed to live in the country. In the county the air is fresher unless of course the fields have just been fertilized. In the country it's quiet, except for when the cock crows or the cow says moo. In the country it's nice, unless it's November and it's raining. That is why I've been living in Denmark for so long, because it's fresh and the nature is lovely. I teach German, art and biology to children and teenagers. I'm happy with being a teacher, especially because I can paint on the blackboard!

Patricia Mennen I was born in Augsburg, but grew up in the little medieval town Riedlingen an der Donau. As soon as I was able to write, I ran around with a notebook and a pen, just to write down everything I felt was important to me. These books were a mixture of diaries, idea books and facts. Like life itself, they were colorful kaleidoscopes. After high school I studied art history and theater studies in Munich and Würzberg.

VICTOR HUGO (1802-1885) Né à Besançon en 1802, Victor Hugo écrit, dès l'âge de seize ans, des texts qui le rendent vite célèbre. Il deviant un peu plus tard le chef de la nouvelle vaque des écrivains français, dits les "Romantiques". En 1830, sa pièce de théâtre Hernani fait beaucoup d'effet dans les milieu littéraires. En 1831, il écrit l'extraordinaire Notre-Dame de Paris, qui est considéré comme le premier vrai roman romantique français.