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.
Phillip Lopate
Born: November 16, 1943 (age 81)
Bio: Phillip Lopate is an American film critic, essayist, fiction writer, poet, and teacher. He is the younger brother of radio host Leonard Lopate.
Known for:
- The Art of the Personal Essay (1994)
- Portrait Inside My Head: Essays (2013)
- Against joie de vivre (1989)
- Portrait of my body (1996)