Israel Assaf Gavron The son of English immigrants, Assaf Gavron grew up in a...
Archive for October, 2013
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Israel – Assaf Gavron
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Scotland – Val McDermid
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Scotland Val McDermid The author of crime novels, Val McDermid is known as the...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Spain – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Spain Carlos Ruiz Zafón Always interested in storytelling, Carlos Ruiz Zafón was creating stories...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Iran – Nazanin Afshin-Jam
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Iran Nazanin Afshin-Jam Nazanin Afshin-Jam was born in Iran just after the Revolution in...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! USA – Richard Ford
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
USA Richard Ford Although he was born and raised in Mississippi, Richard Ford does...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Canada – Lawrence Hill
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Canada Lawrence Hill One of the most important contributors to black culture in Canada, Lawrence Hill is...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Bangladesh – Tahmima Anam
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Bangladesh Tahmima Anam The child of a diplomat, Tahmima Anam was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, but...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Sudan – Leila Aboulela
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Sudan Leila Aboulela At six weeks of age, Leila Aboulela moved from Egypt...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Ireland – Emma Donoghue
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Ireland Emma Donoghue An accomplished novelist, scriptwriter for radio and stage, literary historian and...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Italy – Niccolò Ammaniti
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Italy Niccolò Ammaniti Niccolò Ammaniti, born in Rome, could have been a biologist instead of...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Australia – Tim Flannery
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Australia Tim Flannery Named Australian of the Year for his role in explaining environmental issues, Tim Flannery is...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! United Kingdom – Hilary Mantel
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
United Kingdom Hilary Mantel Novelist and critic, Hilary Mantel was born in Glossop,...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Yemen – Kamal Al-Solaylee
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Yemen Kamal Al-Solaylee Born in the British Crown colony of Aden (now a city in...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Zambia – Dambisa Moyo
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Zambia Dambisa Moyo Named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! India – Manu Joseph
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
India Manu Joseph Journalist and writer Manu Joseph was born in Kerala in southwest...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Chile – Isabel Allende
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Chile Isabel Allende The niece of Salvador Allende, the former President of Chile, Isabel Allende...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Israel – Assaf Gavron
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Scotland – Val McDermid
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Scotland Val McDermid The author of crime novels, Val McDermid is known as the...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Spain – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Spain Carlos Ruiz Zafón Always interested in storytelling, Carlos Ruiz Zafón was creating stories...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Iran – Nazanin Afshin-Jam
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Iran Nazanin Afshin-Jam Nazanin Afshin-Jam was born in Iran just after the Revolution in...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! USA – Richard Ford
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
USA Richard Ford Although he was born and raised in Mississippi, Richard Ford does...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Canada – Lawrence Hill
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Canada Lawrence Hill One of the most important contributors to black culture in Canada, Lawrence Hill is...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Bangladesh – Tahmima Anam
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Bangladesh Tahmima Anam The child of a diplomat, Tahmima Anam was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, but...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Sudan – Leila Aboulela
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Sudan Leila Aboulela At six weeks of age, Leila Aboulela moved from Egypt...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Ireland – Emma Donoghue
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Ireland Emma Donoghue An accomplished novelist, scriptwriter for radio and stage, literary historian and...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Italy – Niccolò Ammaniti
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Italy Niccolò Ammaniti Niccolò Ammaniti, born in Rome, could have been a biologist instead of...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Australia – Tim Flannery
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Australia Tim Flannery Named Australian of the Year for his role in explaining environmental issues, Tim Flannery is...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! United Kingdom – Hilary Mantel
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
United Kingdom Hilary Mantel Novelist and critic, Hilary Mantel was born in Glossop,...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Yemen – Kamal Al-Solaylee
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Yemen Kamal Al-Solaylee Born in the British Crown colony of Aden (now a city in...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Zambia – Dambisa Moyo
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Zambia Dambisa Moyo Named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! India – Manu Joseph
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
India Manu Joseph Journalist and writer Manu Joseph was born in Kerala in southwest...
THE WORLD’S TOP AUTHORS – 16 WHO MATTER! Chile – Isabel Allende
By JO LEE Magazine
Location: New York / San Francisco / Hong Kong / London Tokyo / Rome / Toronto
Chile Isabel Allende The niece of Salvador Allende, the former President of Chile, Isabel Allende...