Xan FieldingXan Fielding (19181991) was a British writer and traveler, and a lifelong friend of Patrick Leigh Fermor, who served with him in Crete during World War II. (The introduction to Fermor's A Time of Gifts is written as a "Letter to Xan Fielding.") Fieldng also translated many novels from French, most notably, The Bridge on the River Kwai and The Planet of the Apes. Read More Read Less