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.
Antonio Skarmeta
Born: November 7, 1940 (age 84)
Bio: Antonio Skármeta is a Chilean writer descending from Croatian immigrants from the Adriatic island of Brač, Dalmatia. He was awarded Chile's National Literature Prize in 2014.
Known for:
- Ardiente paciencia (1985)
- No paso nada (1980)
- The Days of the Rainbow (2013)
- The Composition (2000)
- A Distant Father (2013)