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).
Henry Roth
Born: February 8, 1906
Died: October 13, 1995 (aged 89)
Bio: Henry Roth was an American novelist and short story writer.
Known for:
- Call It Sleep (1934)
- Mercy of a Rude Stream (1994)
- A Diving Rock on the Hudson (1995)
- Shifting landscape (1987)
- A star shines over Mt. Morris Park (1993)