Born in Oslo, Norway, Jan Grevstad is a retired company director who studied economics and business administration in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Following a successful business caree...view moreBorn in Oslo, Norway, Jan Grevstad is a retired company director who studied economics and business administration in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Following a successful business career, he took early retirement. As a part-time property developer in France, he entered the mortifying business of renovating old farmhouses. While the farmhouses probably still stand, the business does not, and he spends most of his time between Geneva and Rougemont near Gstaad. He is unmarried and lives with his friend in Geneva. In 1998, he published his first collection of short stories, Gstaad—The Mountain Paradise?view less