Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Abdourahman Waberi
Born: July 20, 1965 (age 59)
Bio: Abdourahman A. Waberi is novelist, essayist, poet, academic and short-story writer.
Known for:
- Passage of Tears (2011)
- In the United States of Africa (2009)
- Land Without Shadows (Caraf Books) (2005)
- Transit: A Novel (2012)