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).
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