Distant Education College,Jilin University Background Knowledge 1.Peter Shaffer(1920-):English playwright who once studied at Cambridge.He became well-known overnight after the publication of his first book Five Finger Exercise (1960)from which our present family play is taken. More Background Knowledge Distant Education College, Jilin University 1. Peter Shaffer (1920- ): English playwright who once studied at Cambridge. He became well-known overnight after the publication of his first book Five Finger Exercise (1960) from which our present family play is taken. More