Среди двадцати пяти авторов сборника писатели различных поколений и творческих индивидуальностей - от классика XX века Уильяма Фолкнера до дебютанта Тома Мейера. В сборник включены писатели: Ю.С.Андерсен, Д.Апдайк, С.Беллоу, Д.Болдуин, Ф.Боноски, Д.Джонс, Т.Мейер, Л.Росс, Ф.Рот, Р.П.Уоррен, Б.Д.Фридман, Д.Чивер и другие.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small. ro
