Erich Segal is the author of seven novels. After the legendary Love Story came Oliver’s Story and Man, Woman, and Child, all of which were international bestsellers and major motion pictures. The Class won literary prizes in Italy and France; Doctors was #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

Erich Segal has published widely on Greek and Latin literature—subjects he taught at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He is married and has two daughters.