Adam Hochschild is an American author, journalist, historian, and lecturer born in New York City in 1942. He has established himself as a writer of narrative nonfiction exploring significant historical events and social movements. Hochschild's best-known work is King Leopold's Ghost, published in 1998, which examines the history of colonialism in the Congo. His other notable books include Bury the Chains (2005), The Unquiet Ghost (1994), The Mirror at Midnight (1990), Spain in Our Hearts (2016), and To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918 (2011). His works span diverse historical subjects, from imperialism to warfare to social activism.