Boman Desai: Boman Desai is the author of two novels, THE MEMORY OF ELEPHANTS, which was published first in the UK by the legendary editorDiana Athill, and then published by the University of Chicago Press; and TRIO , a Novel Biography of the Schumanns and Brahms which was awarded the Kirkus star and listed among their Best Books of 2016. The book was subsequently transcribed into an opera, titled "Clara," and may now be seen on youtube. Desai has won about a dozen awards and taught fiction at Truman College and Roosevelt University (both in Chicago), and the University of Southern Maine. He is also a composer, with (among other things) a symphony and piano and violin concertos to his credit (though yet to find performances). You may learn more about him at bomandesai.com.