Don DeLillo is one of four important American writers and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. He is also a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Literature. DeLillo has so far published more than ten of novels and three plays, the other short stories and essays. There have been reviews called he was "another type of Balzac" because he painted portrait of the situation of post-modern life.

Don DeLillo was born in New York in 1936 in an Italian immigrant family. He moved with his parents to Pennsylvania in his childhood. He studied theology, philosophy and history in college. He did not like school life but found fun and learned some lessons from modern paintings, jazz, European film and avant-garde art in Greenwich Village was fun and lessons learned. After graduate from college in 1958, Don DeLillo took a job in advertising agency and spent his spare time in writing.

His novels have won Guggenheim Fellowship and Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. DiLillo’s novel White Noise (1985) is an important work that began DeLillo’s rapid ascendancy to being a noted and respected novelist. This book not only won that year's National Book Award but also was included in TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005. It is known as the most classic masterpiece of post-modern American literature. Scholar Mark Osteen praised the book as "American Book of the Dead."

In 1989, Don DeLillo had a whim to write Khomeini. In 1992, he won PEN/Faulkner Award with novel Mao II. Then in 1997, he published a more than 800-page masterpiece, Underworld, describing the American society in the latter half of twentieth century, made a huge impact on the United States and literature world. This serious novel that discussed issue like no others became an internationally No. 1 bestseller unexpectedly.

The impact of Don DeLillo's works force is comprehensive. Not only his White Noise is taught in universities, but also many of today's American novelists learned from him and some famous pop singers write songs to praise him, Paul Auster even dedicated his Leviathan and In the Country of Last Things to DeLillo for respect. The British novelist and critic Martin Amis praised him as "the greatest contemporary American writer." His works crossed the boundaries of time and place and are always close to the pulse of modern life and affected many readers in the past decades. Don DeLillo also will stand immortal in the history of world literature.

Chiang-Sheng Kuo is the professor of Department of English, National Dong Hwa University. Kuo is a rare cultural worker that has extensive knowledge of both Chinese and western literature. Kuo is a critic, scholar, theater director and writer.

Chiang-Sheng Kuo published his debut novel on special issue of New Talent of United Daily at age of 16. After graduated from Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of National Taiwan University, he published his first collection of short stories, Companion, and is subject to literary attention. Later, Kuo set the trend of modern urban fiction in the 80s Taiwan with his novel Take Out Your Handkerchief and Do Not Dance When You Are Sad.

Kuo later studied in America and obtained Ph.D of Drama from New York University. During this period, Kuo won First Prize of Times Literary Award for Drama with Not about Sex and First Prize of Original Screenplay from Cultural Affairs with Give Me a Star.

In 2000, Kuo returned to Taiwan to teach in National Dong Hwa University Department of English. He also participated in the creation of the first Institute of creative writing in Chinese-speaking world that cultivates numerous contemporary Taiwanese writers.

Kuo’s recent works are repeatedly included in important anthologies, such as Annual Best Essays, Annual Best Fictions, Best Taiwanese Literature Works for 30 Years, and The Pen Association of ROC. Kuo has published more than twenty works in Chinese and English Literature criticism Ghost Nation: Rethinking American Gothic After 9 / 11.

Hilary Mantel was born in Derbyshire, in 1952. She studied law at The London School of Economics and University of Sheffield. In 1987, Mantel won the Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize with an article describing Jeddah (a Red Sea Coast city). Two years later, Mantel won Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, The Cheltenham Prize, and the Southern Arts Literature Prize with novel Fludd, set in a northern England mill town. After that, she published more award-winning works, including A Place of Greater Safety, the Sunday Express Book of the Year, which reproduced the magnificent scenes of the French Revolution, Commander of the Order of the British Empire-winning, Beyond Black, Hawthornden Prize-winning An Experiment in Love, and personal memoirs, Giving Up the Ghost.

Mantel’s long novel Wolf Hall won Man Booker Prize and American National Book Critics Circle award. It can be described as Mantel’s representative work. James Naughtie, Chair of Judges, described Wolf Hall as an "extraordinary piece of storytelling. Hilary Mantel has given us a thoroughly modern novel set in the 16th century. Wolf Hall has a vast narrative sweep that gleams on every page with luminous and mesmerising detail.”

Hilary Mantel now lives in London with her husband.

Dashkova, the most beautiful Russian writer, is a lady with quite a character and persistence. Dashkova smokes, but does not drink. She is a vegetarian, does not eat meat, and like ballet, dogs, and travel. Her husband for 28 years and her two daughters are the biggest support of her writing. Her pen name "Dashkova" is derived from her little girl's name.

She is a graduate of Moscow’s Gorki Literary Institute. She has been an active radio and print journalist. Since 7-year old, Dashkova knew she wanted to write novels and she only writes novels full of adventure, conspiracy and vivid characters.

As a media worker, Dashkova knows how difficult for a woman to in the society, therefore, the leading characters in her novels are always women, who seem weak, but have a surprisingly mysterious character. Because of her delicate description of the psychological state of her characters and the sharp criticism of contemporary society, Dashkova uses her unique and sexy style sold a total of 40 million copies her works so far (not including sold in Russian black market) and won her the title "Queen of Crime Fiction." German media also calls her "Russia's Agatha Christie."

Dashkova published her first novel in 1996. Her novels include Golden Sand, Air time, Sun of the Corner, Masked Angel, No More Cry, and a dozen of popular novels.

Tatiana de Rosnay was born in 1961 in Paris. She is of English, French and Russian descent. Tatiana moved to Boston in the 70’s, when her father taught at MIT. She returned to Paris in 1984 and became editor for Vanity Fair magazine.

 

Since 1992, Tatiana has published eight novels in France. Sarah’s Key is her first novel written in her mother tongue, English. Since Sarah’s Key publishing in English market in 2007, it not only keeps staying on The New York Times bestseller list, but sold more one million in US only.  While in Europe, Sarah’s Key even outsells "Elegance of Hedgehog" and made Tatiana surpass many French masters and become the best-selling French author in Europe in 2009.

Tatiana de Rosnay’s success is not by chance. The language of her novel is close to the readers with strong control and exaggeration of the plot. Even the repeated theme as Nazi and concentration camp can have the elegant performance in her writing. In 2008, de Rosnay won the French "Corsican Prize" and "Choix des libraries” with Sarah’s Key and became most looking forward French writer. Tatiana de Rosnay is definitely the most anticipated major writer in European and English market in recent years.

Shen Shixi is formerly known as Shen Yiming, Shanghainese. Shen started to write in early 1908 and has published more than 5 million words. His animal fictions integrate story, fun and knowledge together, and are full of philosophical meaning and unique style.

 

Shen is well known for his folk legend style. He is good at understanding animal behavior and psychology, and his depicting is vivid. His books included "Seventh Hound," "A Hunting Eagle's Experiences," "Red Goats," "Hatred of Mother Elephant," "Handicapped Wolf Hui Man," "Half-Blood Jackal King" and so on. All won different literary awards for outstanding works. The "Dream of Wolf King" won the fourth Yang Huan Children's Literature Award. "Nanny Python" won the Government Information Office Golden Tripod Award in 1996 for excellent recommended book. "Wolf's Wife," "Black Bear Dancer," " Beauty and the Lion," "Wild Dog Sisters" and "Female Tiger Golden Leaf" were also recommended by Taiwan's major newspapers. His works have been translated into English, Japanese, French and other foreign languages and widely welcomed by readers around the world.

Yan Eilin was born in Shiaying, Tainan, Taiwan, in 1968. She graduated from Department of History, Fu Jen Catholic University, and studied at Department of Language and Creative Writing of National Taipei University of Education. Yan worked as consultant for Taipei County Government, Tien Education Culture, and Korean literature quarterly journal "Poetic Comment" Taiwan area. She was awarded the "Outstanding Youth Award for Publication" by Chinese Publishing Association, the 40th anniversary of Genesis Selected Poetry Award, the Excellence Award of Poetry by Council for Cultural Affairs, and National Outstanding Poet Award and other awards; and served as an important juror for literature prizes and lecturer of art and literature classes, literary event planner and host, and advisor to official cultural activities.

Yan is the author of "Yan Eilin Secret Pocket", "Ever", "Abstract Map", "Bone, Skin and Flesh", "The Moment the Moon Come Out", "Cartoon Nose", "Spring in the Dark", "Play Games with the Sky," " Call the Names of All Things”, " Let Poetry Fly Up", "Her Side", "Poetic Aperture in the Garden", etc. Her important poems have been translated into English, French, Korean, and Japanese, and were selected to a variety of teaching materials in different languages. Yan has been employing as a professional by Yuan Ze University, Shih Hsin University, Indigenous Education Center, and National Hsinchu University of Education as lecturer, resident artist and reading group teacher since 2005.

John Updike is known as giant of English literature. He published numerous fictions, poetry, essays and criticisms, and he is also the most award-winning writer in American history. Haruki Murakami, his big admirer, in his book "The Best Place to Reading John Updike" described: “Reading John Updike will mind you the spring of 1968." Critics all agreed that the publishing of "Rabbit, Run” (1960) is a major breakthrough of his literary career. "Rabbit, Run" is the first of the Rabbit series. The rest are "Rabbit Redux” (1971), “Rabbit Is Rich” (1981) and "Rabbit at Rest” (1990). This series of works describes not only the life of young "Rabbit" from the high school basketball star to his married life, but also his affairs and rich at middle-age, to his death,  showing the whole picture of the United States society of four decades after the WWII.

Emily Gravett was born in Brighton. After leaving high school she spent 8 years living on the road. She completed her bachelor's degree in illustration at Brighton University and published her first book Wolves in 2005. Wolves won both the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award that year. She utilizes features of pencil and carbon pen to bring an exquisite and tense style into full play; her simple narrative with appropriate blank also provides space for reader's imagination. She has published award-winning books and is definitely potential to be a great children's books author.

Emily Gravett now lives with her husband, her daughter and her dog in Brighton England. Her husband is a plumber, responsible for repairing all leaking things. Their daughter likes to read, and their dog is busy finding a small piece of paper to eat everyday.

Tony Parsons began his career as a music journalist on the NME. He interviewed every big name in music business from The Sex Pistols, Blondie, The Clash, to Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen. Parsons was for a time a regular guest on the BBC Two arts review program The Late Show. Parsons' won the British Book Awards winning novel Man and Boy remains best-selling and creates a publishing miracle, having sold more than 2 million and being published in 36 languages. Parsons has since published a series of best-selling novels - Man and Wife, One For My Baby, and The Family Way. He currently lives in London.

Alain de Botton was born in Zurich in 1969. De Botton received education in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. He speaks French, German and English. De Botton lives in London.

De Botton is talented and his works are both intellectual and interest. He is not only popular in the UK; foreign publishers are also keen to publish his works. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. De Botton also assisted in the creation of The School of Life (http://www.theschooloflife.com/).

Book reviewer Cressida Connolly praised de Botton is "the boy wonder of contemporary English literature." The other book reviewer Philip Glazebrook said, "Such a writer could write the biography of a broomstick... and it would come alive under his pen." Famous travel writer Jan Morris also said, "I doubt if he has written a dull sentence in his life."

De Botton's works include The Consolation of Philosophy, Essays in Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss & Tell, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Art of Travel, Status Anxiety, The Architecture of Happiness (all are published by Prophet Press, The Eurasian Publishing Group).

Bi is often called China's best male writer on the female psyche. Bi has won Lu Xun Prize for literature, China Fiction Institute Award, Feng Mu Literature Prize, Red Eagle Award for Literature of Chinese Writers, Xiao Shuo Xuan Kan Award for Fiction, Dangdai Annual Best Novel Award, Best River Novel Prize of People's Literature, Contemporary Chinese Literature Academy Award, and Biennial Award of Chinese Fiction

Bi's works include 4-volume Bi Feiyu Collection and novels Three Sisters, The Plain, Massage, Moon Opera, Shanghai Triad, and Who Is Talking at Night, etc.

Ayako Miura 1922-1999

Ayako Miura was born in the town of Asahikawa, on Hokkaidō in 1922.

Her debut novel, "Freezing Point", was published in 1963, and defeated many famous writers and won the Asahi Shimbun's Ten Million Yen Award.

By the end of 1964, "Freezing Point" serialized in the Asahi Shimbun for nearly a year, during that period it swept men and women all over Japan, caused readers to read, discuss and resonate. "Freezing Point" was sold stunning 5 million copies and was adapt into movies, television dramas and stage plays several times.

Miura has published numerous works including novels, essays and memories. Many of her novels are considered best-sellers, and a number have been made into movies, radio plays and TV dramas. Her important works include "Freezing Point" series, "Mud Slide Era", "Shiokari Pass", "Hidden Ranges", "Mother," and "Gun Point" and so on. Her works revolve the theme of human sin, and reveal humanitarian care. Miura was awarded the "Hokkaido Development Merit Award" because Hokkaidō are frequently the settings of her novels.

Liao received doctoral degree in Chinese literature in Soochow University, and currently works as professor of Department of Language and Writing, Taipei University of Education, teaching creative writing, film and theater courses. She received Medal of Arts from Chinese Writers' and Artists' Association, Zhongshan Literary and Artistic Creation Award and Wu Lu Qin Restoration Literary Prize for Literature.

Her works includes dozen of essay collection "Not to Believe to Cannot Call Back Tenderness" "Charming", "If the Memory is Like the Wind", "Impolite", "A Teacher Like Me", "Far-sighted Princess", "Down to Earth", and novels "Bet His Life", "Light Blue Bubbles", picture book "Bright", interview transcription, "Interview with Butterfly Catcher" and the academic works "Detailing Peach Blossom Fan", "Life is Sentient" and so on. Her works have been selected for the high-school literature curriculum and a variety of anthology.

Matsumoto was born in Kokura (Kitakyushu City Kokura Today, the North District). Before worked for the western head office of Asahi Shimbun Matsumoto worked as janitor, printing worker, etc. At age 41, Matsumoto's "Nishigo Note" was short listed Naoki Prize. In 1953, He was awarded Akutagawa Award for "Diary of Kokura". In 1958 Matsumoto published his masterpiece Points and Lines which brought the new "social realism" style to detective novel writing. He devoted his life to writing. His works have wide range of topics and cross from ancient to modern times. His famous works include "Ambush", "Black Paintings" (published by New Rain Publishing), "Japan's Black Mist", "Eye of the Wall" and so on.

Jenny Yu Chih Chang was born 1951 and graduated from Accounting Department of Soochow University in 1973. Her continuous sufferings from local Chus\' politicians over the years made her start to write since 1998. Writings become a way for her to release her pain. Under the hardship, she established YuChih Publishing Firm in 2006 for the first book \"A Virgin Struggle (English Version)\". In 2008, she might be the starter of Taiwan to use Lulu POD technology website to self-publish \"My Struggle (English Version 1)\". \r\n\r\nIn the last month, she increased the registered capital to NT$500,000 for YuChih publishing Firm with the money of early 2 years applied “Old Age Pay”. She is still the only one to own YuChih publishing Firm. Although book marketing is difficult, publishing and writing become her career to go. \r\n\r\nHer story was not a colorful and successful story. It was told to be strong for surviving after cruel sufferings. Life has to tolerate all the difficulties and fight for justice.

Pérez-Reverte is favorite author of the readers and critics of current Spain's literary world. His works are not only the perfect combination of literary connotation, reading entertainment and artistic altitude, but also often stay on bestselling list.

The 55-year-old novelist now at peak of his career was originally a journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for nine years out of his more than twenty years journalistic career, risking his life and reporting news in the front line of Western Sahara, Equatorial Guinea, Lebanon, and the Bosnian war. He became widely known hero of Spain. Pérez-Reverte's rich reporting experiences cultivated his keen insight and rapid writing speed.

Pérez-Reverte started to write while working as journalist. He maintained exuberant creativity and publish one full-length novel every year since his debut work "El húsar" in 1986. Up to now, Pérez-Reverte published 16 novels and a serious historical adventure novel with leading character Captain Alatriste. His works are not only well received by readers but also won important literary awards at home or abroad. His works also sold into many countries and sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.

Pérez-Reverte was elected a member of the Spanish Royal Academy in 2003. It's not too far to call this contemporary bestselling author and whose works have been sold into most countries "national writer" of Spain.

Ayako Sono was born in Tokyo in 1931. She graduated from Department of English Language and Literature of University of The Scared Heart Tokyo. She was married to writer Shumon Miura in 1953. Her work Enrai No Kyaku Tachi (Visitors from Afar) was short listed for the Akutagawa Prize in 1954. That piece attracted a considerable attention. Since then the people's sin and desire, faith, family, old age, and education are often topics of her novels and essays. In addition, Sono spared no efforts to participate social activities, served as members of the various committees, and took position as the chairperson of the "Nippon Foundation". In 1979, Sono was given the La Croce Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (The Vatican), and won many literary awards. Her works include Free Soul, Happiness in the City, After Middle Age, Green Fingers: the Joy of Gardening, The Aesthetics of Old Age (published by Commonwealth Publishing Co., Ltd.), A Nameless Monument, A note of Admonition to the Old, Visitors from Afar (published by Yuan-Liou Publishing Co.,Ltd.) and Ayako Sono collection-7 volumes, etc.

Arnaldur was born at Reykjavík, Iceland in 1961. He worked as journalist, script writer, and film critic. "Indridason work series" is his world-renowned masterpiece. His first book Tainted Blood also known as Jar City won The Glass Key Award by the Crime Writers of Scandinavia and Caliber Award (Sweden) for best crime novel, and was selected for the top 10 crime fiction by Kansas City Star in United States, best thriller novel by Herald Tribune in New Zealand, as well as the short-listed for The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and won Sweden Martin Beck Award for best crime novel in translation and Best Novel of the Year by Netherlands "criminal restricted" website and many other awards. Tainted Blood has even been adapted into a movie call Jar City which won 6 Icelandic film awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, etc.

Arnaldur Indridason's following novel, Silence of the Grave, won the Glass Key award in the following year also, making him the first author ever to have won the award two years running. Silence of the Grave also won the prestigious Gold Dagger Award by Crime Writers' Association.

Babette Cole was born in England. At a very young age, Babette Cole knew she was either going to be a writer or do the horse-related work after grow up. These are her two lifelong favorites. Her mother came from a circus family, and her father came from a artist family. After graduated from the Art School in 1973, Cole engaged in writing and illustrating. She loves travel, contact with different cultures, and also love to breed all kinds of animals. Babette Cole can tackle sensitive topics that many parents are afraid to discuss directly with their children in a relaxed manner. Her works are rich in humor and lovable funny characters, which make her every work stays on the best-selling list for a long time.

Dan Brown is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, where he spent time as an English teacher before turning his efforts fully to writing. In 1996, his interest in code-breaking and covert government agencies led him to write his first novel, Digital Fortress, which quickly became a number one bestselling eBook. Set within the National Security Agency, the novel explores the fine line between civilian privacy and national security.
Dan Brown's father is a Presidential Award winning math professor and his mother is a professional sacred musician. He grew up surrounded by the paradoxical philosophies of science and religion. Dan Brown's wife is both an art historian and painter. She collaborates on his research and accompanies him on his frequent research trips. The Da Vinci Code is complete in the Louvre when they went to Paris together.

Dan. Brown is also author of Angels & Demons and Deception Point. As Brown said, Angels & Demons is the prequel of The Da Vinci Code. Dan Brown created the character of Robert Langdon in Angels & Demons for the first time. The story describes Harvard University symbolist Langdon's adventure in Vatican City, one year before his important visit to the Louvre.

Jean-Louis Fournier was born in 1938. He studied classical literature in university. Fournier was supposed to have become a serious scholar, but later became a well-known French writer and television director. He has received numerous international art film awards, put into the creation of animations, and participated in production of many television series and documentary films. From 1992, Fournier began his writing career and published more than 20 books, including essays, novels, and plays. He fascinated many French readers with his humor and wit.

Although Fournier was often invited to talk about his works on the media, but Fournier kept avoiding talking about his own two children. Until he was 70 years old, that is, in 2008, he finally published Where We Going, Daddy? (Où on va papa?). This is the first time he wrote as a father of two handicapped children. He said: "I didn't want to mention it in the past not because of fear of shame, or fear of people's strange look, but because I cannot face the unbearable pain after telling."

The publishing of Where We Going, Daddy? immediately caused quite a sensational response in France. It succeeded in both sales and duration of staying on bestselling list. Fournier's words comforted a lot of readers, not just the same as the parents of children with disabilities. It also tells readers to live with courage and a smile even if there is a painful experience. Some critics said: "Perhaps God has not treated Fournier's children well, but this work to Fournier, and even to all the readers, is the best gift when face difficulties of life."

Cormac McCarthy was born Charles McCarthy, in Rhode Island in 1933. He received James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction, one of Britain's oldest literary honors, National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and The Quills Award. He is frequently compared by modern reviewers to William Faulkner. McCarthy's first novel, The Orchard Keeper, was published by Random House in 1965 (the editor of this book, Albert Erskine was Faulkner's editor for a long time). He then published Outer Dark, Child of God, and Suttree to generally favorable reviews.

Blood Meridian, published in 1985, is considered a turning point in McCarthy's writing career. He continued to write a series of novels set in American western. McCarthy finally received widespread recognition in 1992 with the publication of All the Pretty Horses, the first volume of his Border Trilogy and became best-selling author. Low-key by nature, he was also took the first exclusive media interview at this time. In 2006 Border Trilogy was selected by The New York Times of the best American fiction published in the last 25 years. McCarthy's latest book, The Road, was published in 2006 won James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction, the Pulitzer Prize for literature and the Quills Award, and was picked by dozen of international media as best book and selected in Oprah Winfrey's Book Club.

The Film No Country for Old Men adapted from his novel of the same name won four Academy Awards in 2008. In 2008, McCarthy was awarded the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction. McCarthy now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Jennifer Winkley, and their younger son, John.

Baku Yumeakura was born in 1951 in Odawara, Kanagawa. He graduated from Department of Japanese Literature of Tokai University. He published his debut story Dead Frog at Fantastic Idea magazine. In addition to popular series works like Onmyoji (The Yin Yang Master), Saikodaiba (Demon Beast Hunt), and Garouden (The Legend of the Fighting Wolves), Yumeakura also continues to fascinate broad audience in the areas of mountaineering fiction, adventure fiction, horror fiction, and fantasy fiction. Yumeakura is a member of SFWJ (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan) and The Japan Writers' Association.

Chi was born in 1924 at Tieling, Liaoning Provence. She graduated from Department of Foreign language and literature, Wuhan University and came to Taiwan in 1947. Chi went to Indiana University for study in 1968, and worked as Director of new founded Department of Foreign Languages of National Chung Hsing University. In 1988, Chi retired from post of professor of Department of Foreign Languages and Literature of National Taiwan University and employed as an honorary professor at National Taiwan University.

Chi worked as visiting professor at St. Mary's College, California State University at San Francisco, and guest professor at Free University Berlin, Germany. Chi is known for her exact attitude toward teaching, writing and exposition. Chi has edited, translated and published various literary criticisms. She play an important role in introducing western literature to Taiwan and introducing English translation of Taiwan's representative literary work to the Western world.

Winner of Hans Christian Andersen Award and Kate Greenaway Medal.

A surrealist painter, Anthony Brown has become best-selling author of picture books around the world. His books were frequent short-listed many children book's awards and enjoy great popularity. Anthony Browne's unique ultra realistic style shuttles back and forth between the reality and the imagination. There are humorous interests hiding in each small place, and allow readers having new discovery each reading.

Browne graduated from Leeds College of Art in 1967. Before working as full-time author and illustrator of children's books, Anthony Browne took a job as medical illustrator for three years. This period of time let him refine his practical description skill; then he moved on to design greeting cards for Gordon Fraser for fifteen years which let him have more opportunities to try for different styles, and for the subsequent work of children's books lay a solid foundation. Whenever he has an idea for picture books, Anthony Browne said "It is a wonderful combination of story and image. Decide what to illustrate in the book is just like to decide what scene to film for a movie" He created a unique surrealistic painting language in world of children's picture books, with integration of textures as real as photos, and surreal visual crazy puns. With Browne's superb drawing skills and humorous ideas, color, shape, background, and details deliver the touching emotion and though-provoking implications underlying the story.

Nicholas Sparks is an American author, writing novels with themes that include love, tragedy and fate. Sparks is often inspired from ordinary people and simple stories around you and me. He is good at portray pure and deep-seated emotions. His stories accompany the readers to taste sweetness and bitterness of love, stimulate people to ponder the true meaning of love and comfort souls injured by love due to thirst for love.

Sparks wrote many best-selling novels. 7 of his novels have made the New York Times best-seller list. Sparks' books have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and four of his novels have been made into films: Dear John, Message in a Bottle, The Notebook and A Walk to Remember.

Enzo is a pen name, from the representing sound of angel, also meant to thank all the persons that have ever offered their help. Enzo wanted to be cartoonist at high school, and then almost ceased painting; admitted to the Department of Journalism in university, but never considered being a journalist. He worked in a bookstore after graduation and worked as creative contributors at the same time. Now he is a full-time writer. Enzo won several certificates of award as a student but never received any formal art training. He is still not used to being an illustrator and prefer illustrating for his own writing. His works received good reviews and have been selected as best picture book by Eslite and Kingstone and won The Best Picture Books of Golden Tripod Awards. Enzo now writes columns for both magazines and newspaper, and also draws covers for many best-selling books.

Andrew Clements is the most popular and respected American bestselling author. He writes text for children's picture books and children's novels. His first novel was Frindle, which remains one of his best-known works, stayed on New York Time Bestseller list for a long time and was sold over 2 million copies in America, and which has won dozens of different awards and sold copyrights to many countries including German, France, Italy, UK, Japan and Korean.

Clements started to write poems since high school. His English teacher once said one of his poems "is so funny. This should be published!"  This praise set him off to continue writing. He worked as a high school teacher, lyric writer, and chief editor of publisher. Now Clements is a full-time writer and currently lives in Massachusetts.

Shiraishi Kazuhumi was born in Fukuoka in 1958. He graduated from School of Political Science and Economics of Waseda University and worked for Bungeishunju Ltd before truned to a full-time writer. His first work Light of the Moment received good reviews right after it was published. Shiraishi keeps challenging to write on different subjects and caused a sensation among his readers. He is expected to win Naoki Award in recent years.

In addition to Light of the Monet, Shiraishi also wrote Imprisoned Heart, The Unbroken Part in My Heart, How Much Love There is, Dragon in the Heart.