Roland Buti was born in Lausanne, where he still lives and works. He is the author of several highly acclaimed works of fiction. Year of the Drought is his first novel to be transl...view moreRoland Buti was born in Lausanne, where he still lives and works. He is the author of several highly acclaimed works of fiction. Year of the Drought is his first novel to be translated into English. It won the Swiss Literature Prize in 2015.view less