Peter Worts­man is an author of fic­tion, poet­ry, stage plays, and non­fic­tion, includ­ing his trav­el mem­oir, Ghost Dance in Berlin. His Eng­lish trans­la­tions from Ger­man include works by Peter Altenberg, Franz Kaf­ka, Hein­rich von Kleist, Hein­rich Heine, E. T. A. Hoff­mann, and Robert Musil. He is based in New York City.