Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Michel Tournier

Born: December 19, 1924
Died: January 18, 2016 (aged 91)
Bio: Michel Tournier was a French writer. He won awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970.
Known for:
- Friday, or, The Other Island (1967)
- Vendredi ou la Vie sauvage (1971)
- The Erl-King (1970)
- Les météores (1975)
- Le coq de bruyère (1978)