Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Ludwig Lewisohn

Born: May 30, 1882
Died: December 31, 1955 (aged 73)
Bio: Ludwig Lewisohn was an outspoken critic of American Jewish assimilation, novelist and translator, known for his novel The Island Within.
Known for:
- The Case of Mr. Crump (1926)
- The island within (1928)
- Up Stream (1922)
- The story of American literature (1932)
- Le destin de Mr Crump