Erich Follath

Erich Follath (born 1949) is a political scientist with a doctorate and a nonfiction author. For many years, he worked for the German magazine DER SPIEGEL as a diplomatic correspondent and editor, reporting primarily from the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and East Asia. He published numerous reports on the history, people, and cultures of these regions. His book *Das Vermächtnis des Dalai Lama* became a bestseller. In 2013, his SPIEGEL book *Die neuen Großmächte*, about the economic rise of Brazil, India, and China, was published. For *Jenseits aller Grenzen*, Follath visited the most important sites associated with the medieval traveler Ibn Battuta within a single year.