ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in 1921, James Clavell was an Australian-born British-American novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II veteran. Clavell is best known for his epic historical novel series, Asian Saga. Set in Asia, the series includes Shōgun (1975), Tai-Pan (1966), and Noble House (1981). These novels explore the cultural clashes and power dynamics Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kazuo Ishiguro is a British novelist, screenwriter, and short-story writer. Born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954, Ishiguro moved to England with his family in 1960. He has won numerous literary awards, including the Booker Prize for his novel, The Remains of the Day, in 1989 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Roald Dahl was born to Norwegian parents in 1916. He was born in Wales and spent his childhood in England. Dahl received his education at Repton and, at the age of 18, he left England to work with Shell Petroleum Company in Africa. He later worked as an RAF pilot and became Read more…