Koji Suzuki was born in 1957 in Hamamatsu, southwest of Tokyo. He attended Keio University, where he majored in French. After graduating he held numerous odd jobs including a stint as a tutor. The father of two daughters, he is a respected authority on childrearing and has written numerous works on the subject, an expertise he acquired while still a struggling writer and househusband. Edge is Suzuki’s eighth work to appear in English. He is based in Tokyo but loves to travel, often in the United States.