Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Ismail Kadare
Born: January 28, 1936
Died: July 1, 2024 (aged 88)
Bio: Ismail Kadare was an Albanian novelist and poet. He was a leading international literary figure and intellectual. He focused on poetry until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army, which made him famous internationally.
Known for:
- Broken April (1978)
- The Palace of Dreams (1981)
- Chronicle in Stone (1971)
- The Siege (1970)
- The General of the Dead Army (1963)