Xavier Deutsch was born in Leuven (Belgium) in 1965. He earned a PhD in philosophy and literature‚ and has written about thirty literary works (novels‚ short stories‚ plays‚ articles‚ essays…)‚ for adults and for adolescents. Some of these are "Allez ! Allez!" awarded "Prix Totem du salon du livre de jeunesse de Montreuil"‚ and "La belle étoile"‚ that earned Belgium’s most prestigious award‚ the "Prix Rossel". In 1996 he started dedicating himself completely to writing.