Siddharth Pico Raghavan Iyer, known as Pico Iyer, is a British-born essayist and novelist renowned for his travel writing. He is the author of 17 works of fiction and non-fiction, which have been translated into 23 languages. His recent bestsellers include The Open Road, The Art of Stillness, The Half Known Life, and, earlier this year, Aflame, a meditation on wildfire, monks, and silence. He has also written introductions to more than 90 books and, for the past 39 years, has been a regular essayist for Time, The New York Times, The Financial Times, and many other major publications. His five TED Talks have received over 11 million views to date.
Siddharth Pico Raghavan Iyer, yang dikenal sebagai Pico Iyer, adalah penulis perjalanan, esais, dan novelis yang lahir di Inggris. Ia telah menulis 17 buku, baik fiksi maupun nonfiksi, dan karyanya telah diterjemahkan ke dalam 23 bahasa yang berbeda. Beberapa buku populernya yang terbaru termasuk The Open Road, The Art of Stillness, The Half Known Life, dan buku terbarunya Aflame, yang mengeksplorasi tema-tema tentang kebakaran hutan, para biksu, dan keheningan. Sepanjang kariernya, Pico telah menulis pengantar untuk lebih dari 90 buku. Selama 39 tahun terakhir, ia secara rutin menulis esai untuk surat kabar dan majalah terkemuka, termasuk Time, The New York Times, dan The Financial Times. Ia juga dikenal melalui ceramah TED Talk-nya yang telah ditonton lebih dari 11 juta kali.
