Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
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)