Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Richard Zimler
Born: January 1, 1956 (age 69)
Bio: Richard Zimler is a best-selling author of fiction. His books, which have earned him a 1994 National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Fiction and the 1998 Herodotus Award, have been published in many countries and translated into more than 20 languages.
Known for:
- The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon (1996)
- The Warsaw Anagrams (2011)
- Guardian of the dawn (2005)
- Hunting midnight (2003)
- The Seventh Gate (2007)