Quote of the day
We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the sole purpose of being used as beasts, or instruments of labour.
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)







