Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer is an essayist and author, born in Britain. He resides in California and Japan. He has written numerous books on the intersection of cultures, such as "Video Night in Kathmandu," "The Lady and the Monk," and "The Global Soul." He has been writing for Time since 1986 and regularly contributes to Harper’s, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, and many other publications worldwide.