About Jean Barbe Jean Barbe was born in Montreal in 1962. He is the author of a first novel, LES SOUPERS DE FÊTE (1991), a collection of articles, CHRONIQUES DE L'AIR DU TEMPS (1993) and a biographical essay, AUTOUR DE DÉDÉ FORTIN (2001). Books by Jean Barbe How to Become an Angel by (author) Jean Barbe translated by Patricia Wright How to Become a Monster by (author) Jean Barbe translated by Patricia Wright