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).
Luís Fernando Veríssimo
Born: September 26, 1936 (age 88)
Bio: Luís Fernando Veríssimo is a Brazilian writer. Verissimo is the son of Brazilian writer Erico Verissimo and lived with his father in the United States during his childhood.
Known for:
- Borges and the Eternal Orang-Utans (2004)
- The Club of Angels (2001)
- The Spies (2012)
- O Analista de Bagé (1981)
- A Mesa Voadora (1982)