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.
Curzio Malaparte
Born: June 9, 1898
Died: July 19, 1957 (aged 59)
Bio: Curzio Malaparte, born Kurt Erich Suckert, was an Italian journalist, dramatist, short-story writer, novelist and diplomat.
Known for:
- Kaputt (1944)
- The Skin (1949)
- The Volga Rises in Europe
- Woman Like Me