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).
Alan Hollinghurst
Born: May 26, 1954 (age 70)
Bio: Alan James Hollinghurst is an English novelist, poet, short story writer and translator. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1989 Somerset Maugham Award, the 1994 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the 2004 Booker Prize.
Known for:
- The Line of Beauty (2004)
- The Stranger’s Child (2011)
- The Swimming Pool Library (1988)
- The Folding Star (1994)
- The Spell (1998)