Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Joseph Kanon

Born: 1946 (age 79)
Bio: Joseph Kanon is an American author, best known for thriller and spy novels set in the period immediately after World War II.
Known for:
- Leaving Berlin (2015)
- Istanbul Passage (2012)
- The Good German (2001)
- The Prodigal Spy: A Novel (1999)
- Los Alamos (1997)