Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Bohumil Hrabal
Born: March 28, 1914
Died: February 3, 1997 (aged 82)
Bio: Bohumil Hrabal was a Czech writer, regarded by many Czechs as one of the best writers of the 20th century.
Known for:
- Too Loud a Solitude (1976)
- I Served the King of England (1971)
- Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age (1964)
- The Little Town Where Time Stood Still (1974)
- Total Fears: Letters to Dubenka (1995)