"The Forsyte Saga" is a story told in a series of novels and vignettes written by which author?

"The Forsyte Saga", published 1906–1921 (serialized), is a series of 3 novels and 2 interludes. The saga was written by the English author John Galsworthy, a man who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 for his distinguished narration within the series.

"The Forsyte Saga" is a chronicle about the vicissitudes of leading members of a large upper-middle-class English family. It was said to be similar to Galsworthy's. Only a few generations removed from their farmer ancestors, its members are keenly aware of their status as "new money". The main character, the solicitor and connoisseur Soames Forsyte, sees himself as a "man of property" by virtue of his ability to accumulate material possessions. This however does not bring him real pleasure.

Galsworthy was born in August 1867 in Kingston Hill, UK; he died in January 1933, London, England. He came from a wealthy family and studied law as a young man. He would abandon the idea of being a lawyer and instead travel widely to look after the family’s businesses. During his travels he met the writer Joseph Conrad; they became very close friends. After his travels, he published 2 collections of short stories under the pseudonym John Sinjohn before his breakthrough with the novel "The Island Pharisees", published under his own name.

Galsworthy is now mainly remembered for "The Forsyte Saga" series. His contemporaries highly regarded him as a playwright, whose plays often dealt with social issues about class and justice.