Quote of the day
To practice means to perform, in the face of all obstacles some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
Leopoldo Alas
Born: April 25, 1852
Died: June 13, 1901 (aged 49)
Bio: Leopoldo García-Alas y Ureña, also known as Clarín, was an Spanish realist novelist born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo.
Known for:
- La regenta (1885)
- Doña Berta (1892)
- El gallo de Sócrates (1901)
- His Only Son: With Dona Berta