Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Andrei Platonov
Born: August 28, 1899
Died: January 5, 1951 (aged 51)
Bio: Andrei Platonov was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov, a Soviet Russian writer, playwright, and poet, whose works anticipate existentialism.
Known for:
- The Foundation Pit
- Chevengur
- Happy Moscow
- The Fierce and Beautiful World
- The Return and Other Stories