Who was Sax Rohmer?
Q: Who was Sax Rohmer?
A: Sax Rohmer was the pen name of Arthur Henry Ward, an English novelist.
Q: What is Sax Rohmer remembered for?
A: Sax Rohmer is best remembered for creating the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu.
Q: How did Sax Rohmer come up with the idea for Dr. Fu Manchu?
A: After ghostwriting the autobiography of Little Tich, Sax Rohmer issued the first Fu Manchu novel, The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu, which was serialised from October 1912 to June 1913 and was an immediate success.
Q: Who were the main characters in The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu?
A: The main characters were police official Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie who are facing a worldwide conspiracy led by a mastermind.
Q: What was the cultural context of The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu's success?
A: The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu was successful because it reflected the "yellow peril" scares of the times, which was a phrase coined by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in the 1890s.
Q: Apart from Dr. Fu Manchu, what other successful writing did Sax Rohmer produce?
A: Sax Rohmer's other writing also contributed to his success as one of the most well-paid authors of the 1920s and 1930s.
Q: What was Sax Rohmer's background and where was he born?
A: Sax Rohmer was born in Birmingham to Irish parents.
