Born in 1966, Benoît Séverac grew up in the foothills of the Pyrenees and moved to Toulouse at the age of 18. He has been, in turn, a singer-songwriter, actor, seasonal worker, shepherd, restorer of funeral monuments, seller of luxury regional products and “furnished” rooms for big Japanese clients, judo teacher, photographer in the air force, waiter, jazz clarinetist in a big band and was co-founder of a latino-jazz-rock band. Today he teaches English. He has published novels for both adults and for children.