“There was a very serious communist strain among American intellectuals before the war. America was a more tolerant place in those days, and Communists were not treated as pariahs. That ended with the McCarthy era.”

Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels, born 1949

Kenneth Martin Follett is a Welsh author known for thrillers and historical novels. Born in 1949, he has reached a wide international readership and remains closely associated with popular fiction. His books have sold nearly 200 million copies, a figure that reflects both his reach and his long-standing place in commercial fiction. Follett is especially known for suspenseful stories and large-scale historical narratives, written for readers who enjoy pace, intrigue, and carefully built settings.