M. Simonson, R.M. Gilete

M. Simonson and R.M. Gilete received their Ph.D.s in English literature and are currently working as teachers and researchers at the University of the Basque Country. They were investigating nineteenth-century documents about a foreign explorer that disappeared in the province of Álava when they were sent eight parcels that contained narrative material about two keys and a scarecrow.

Though they spent many years travelling back and forth between Slovakia and Spain, Simonson and Gilete never managed to find the senders. Undeterred, they continued investigating sources and trying to authenticate the documents.

The Scarecrow and the Storms is the result of their work. Though the focus of the three parts is on events surrounding the two keys and their curse, the original documents contain many other details about Mirluc and Cristian. Simonson and Gilete are currently editing these and hope to see them published over the next few years.