The first novel by Englishman David Mitchell, has ended up on many critic's lists of the best books of the year 2000. "Ghostwritten" weaves together nine different tales, each featuring a character from a different spot on the globe. The novel incorporates espionage, romance, the supernatural and mystery while careening from Japan to Mongolia, Russia, Ireland and points inbetween. Mitchell himself is no stranger to travel. He makes his home in Japan where he works as an English teacher. He told Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Curtis that when he first got to Japan he found it frustrating not to be able to read or understand Japanese very well....but now he is used to it.