Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
György Konrád
Born: April 2, 1933
Died: September 13, 2019 (aged 86)
Bio: György Konrád was a Hungarian novelist and essayist, known as an advocate of individual freedom.
Known for:
- A városalapító (1977)
- A feast in the garden (1989)
- A Guest in My Own Country: A Hungarian Life (2011)
- The loser (1989)
- Stonedial (1995)