Serge A. Storms thought to have committed suicide when Serge was a child, but during the novel "Cadillac Beach" it's discovered that he is still alive. The elder Storms had a heart attack not long after his grandson's 44th birthday, and died after a short stay in hospital. Storms' father Pablo was a Cuban American jai alai player who was more popular for his unpredictability than his skill at the sport; he died when he hurled a "pelota" that rebounded and struck him forcefully in the head. This occurred when Serge was very young, and left his mother a widowed single mother. She
Alai (author) presented as a great advance for the Tibetan peasantry). "Red Poppies" was selected as a finalist for the Kiriyama Prize in 2002 and won the 5th Mao Dun Literary Prize in 2005. In 2013, he participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. Alai (author) Alai (; ; born 1959 in Sichuan province) is a Chinese poet and novelist of Rgyalrong Tibetan descendent. He was also editor of "Science Fiction World". Alai's notable novel "Red Poppies" ("The Dust Settles - Chen'ai Luoding"), published in 1998, follows a family of Tibetan chieftains,