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).
Frank Norris
Born: March 5, 1870
Died: October 25, 1902 (aged 32)
Bio: Benjamin Franklin Norris, Jr. was an American journalist and sometime novelist during the Progressive Era, whose fiction was predominantly in the naturalist genre. His notable works include McTeague, The Octopus: A Story of California, and The Pit.
Known for:
- McTeague (1899)
- The Octopus: A Story of California (1901)
- The Pit
- Vandover and the Brute