Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Ignazio Silone

Born: May 1, 1900
Died: August 22, 1978 (aged 78)
Bio: Ignazio Silone was the pseudonym of Secondino Tranquilli, an Italian author and politician.
Known for:
- Fontamara (1933)
- Bread and Wine (1937)
- The Abruzzo trilogy
- Luca's Secret (1956)
- La scuola dei dittatori (1962)