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).
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