An author is an elusive higher being when reading any book. You usually don’t know anything about them when you pick up reading their work for the first time. For many authors, their life-story is left untold, as most readers tend to rely on a quick Google search rather than picking up a memoir. However, there is an unspoken importance in knowing your author on a deeper level. Their story, socio-economic background, political climate, or cultural origin all contribute to why