Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
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)