Sax Rohmer

Born Arthur Henry "Sarsfield" Ward in Birmingham in 1883, he wrote under the name Sax Rohmer and became an internationally popular English novelist. Reference sources agree that he is chiefly remembered for the Fu Manchu stories, which brought him lasting fame and spread well beyond books into other media.

Rohmer also wrote far more than the Fu Manchu series alone, building a prolific career in popular fiction. His work is often associated with mystery, suspense, and exotic adventure, and it left a strong mark on pulp-era storytelling.

He died in 1959. Today he remains a notable figure in genre fiction history: widely read in his time, influential in the thriller tradition, and still discussed for both the reach of his imagination and the cultural attitudes reflected in his most famous creations.