Zsolt Alapi is a short story writer, editor, and critic whose stories, articles, and reviews have appeared widely in Canada, the U.S., Great Britain, and France. Born in Budapest, Hungary, Alapi moved to Montreal, Quebec during the Vietnam War and finished his Ph.D. at McGill University. He taught literature at college and university for three decades and ran a micro-press, Siren Song Publishing, which featured writing from what The Guardian dubbed as 'The New Underground', edgy fiction that follows the path forged by the Beat and post-Beat writers of the latter part of the 20th century.

"Alapi’s words seethe and writhe on the page; at once excoriating, funny and generous, his writing is unforgettable.” -- Heidi James, Author of Wounding and So the Doves

“A novel that takes you from the flailing of coital limbs to the drip of an IV feed; from the endless sidewalks of Montreal to the cafés of Mitteleuropa. Alapi’s Stephen offers the reader a flâneur-ian excursion into pain and bliss, into guided and self-chosen therapy, into literal and emotional exile. Stephen would hear Shelley’s cry – “O World! O Life! O Time!” – and answer it with books, sex, memory, and relentless tries at loving others and oneself.” -- Harold Hoefle, Author of the Night Chorus

“Zsolt Alapi is a very fine writer. He has a quirky and dark sense of humor that penetrates to the core of the human condition. Miss him at your peril.” -- Mark Safranko, Author of Hating Olivia, The Suicide & Nowhere Near Hollywood