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).
Enrique Vila-Matas
Born: March 31, 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Enrique Vila-Matas is a Spanish novelist. He is the author of several award-winning books that mix different genres like meta-fiction and have been translated into thirty languages.
Known for:
- Dublinesque. by Enrique Vila-Matas (2012)
- Bartleby & Co (2000)
- Never Any End to Paris (2011)
- Montano (2007)
- The Illogic of Kassel (2015)