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).
Alphonse Daudet
Born: May 13, 1840
Died: December 16, 1897 (aged 57)
Bio: Alphonse Daudet was a French novelist. He was the father of writers Léon Daudet and Lucien Daudet.
Known for:
- Letters from My Windmill (1869)
- Tartarin of Tarascon (1872)
- Le Petit Chose (1868)
- In the Land of Pain
- The Last Lesson