Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Nicholson Baker
Born: January 7, 1957 (age 68)
Bio: Nicholson Baker is an American novelist and essayist. His fiction generally de-emphasizes narrative in favor of careful description and characterization. He often focuses on minute inspection of his characters' and narrators' stream of consciousness.
Known for:
- The Mezzanine (1988)
- House of Holes (2011)
- The Anthologist (2009)
- The Fermata (1994)