Quote of the day
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true.
You may have to work for it, however.
Louis de Bernières
Born: December 8, 1954 (age 70)
Bio: Louis de Bernières is a British novelist most famous for his fourth novel, Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In 1993 de Bernières was selected as one of the 20 Best of Young British Novelists, part of a promotion in Granta magazine.
Known for:
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin (1994)
- Birds Without Wings (2004)
- The Dust That Falls from Dreams (2015)
- A partisan's daughter (2008)
- Notwithstanding (2009)