Cătălin Mihuleac, born in 1960 in Iaşi, northeastern Romania, studied geography, geology, and biology. He worked for several years as a geologist before beginning a career in journalism after the fall of the communist regime, writing for various newspapers and radio stations in Romania while publishing his first satirical texts. The publication of his novel Les Oxenberg & les Bernstein [The Oxenbergs & the Bernsteins] (translated from Romanian by Marily Le Nir, Noir sur Blanc, 2020) was a major event in Romania as well as in Germany, where it was promptly translated. La dernière cigarette de Benjamin Fondane [The Last Cigarette of Benjamin Fondane], a collection of short stories, further confirmed the immense originality of this Romanian author. Dividing his time between Iaşi and the Nantes region, Mihuleac collaborates with the magazine Timpul. In November 2025, he will publish Les Demoiselles de Fontaine [The Young Ladies of Fontaine] (translated by Marily Le Nir, Noir sur Blanc), a sprawling novel in which friendship, humor, and popular magic illuminate the dark hours of Romanian history.