Quote of the day
A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people, as no historical reconstruction can.
Isaac Babel
Born: July 1, 1894
Died: January 27, 1940 (aged 45)
Bio: Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel was a Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer.
Known for:
- Red Cavalry (1926)
- The Odessa Tales (1931)
- The Complete Works of Isaac Babel
- The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel
- 1920 Diary