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.
Gregor von Rezzori
Born: May 13, 1914
Died: April 23, 1998 (aged 83)
Bio: Gregor von Rezzori, born Gregor Arnulph Hilarius d'Arezzo, was an Austrian-born, Romanian, German-language novelist, memoirist, screenwriter and author of radio plays, as well as an actor, journalist, visual artist, art critic and art collector.
Known for:
- Memoirs of an Anti-semite (1989)
- The snows of yesteryear (1989)
- Maghrebinische Geschichten (1953)
- Oedipus at Stalingrad (1994)
- The Orient-Express (1992)