Edmund de Waal (*1964 in Nottingham) is an artist and author. He was Professor of Ceramics at the University of Westminster and has exhibited at institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Gagosian Gallery in New York. In 2021, he was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His most recent works include “The Hare with Amber Eyes” (2012), “The White Road” (2016), and “Letters to Camondo” (2021). He lives and works in London.