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).
Lion Feuchtwanger

Born: July 7, 1884
Died: December 21, 1958 (aged 74)
Bio: Lion Feuchtwanger was a German-Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht.
Known for:
- Jud Süß (1925)
- Die Jüdin von Toledo (1954)
- The Oppermanns (1939)
- Josephus (1932)