Quote of the day
Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Gilbert Sorrentino
Born: April 27, 1929
Died: May 18, 2006 (aged 77)
Bio: Gilbert Sorrentino was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, professor, and editor.
Known for:
- Mulligan Stew (1979)
- Aberration of Starlight (1980)
- Imaginative qualities of actual things (1971)
- Little Casino (2002)
- The Abyss of Human Illusion