Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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)