Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Roberto Bolaño
Born: April 28, 1953
Died: July 15, 2003 (aged 50)
Bio: Roberto Bolaño Ávalos was a Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist.
Known for:
- The Savage Detectives (1998)
- Distant Star (1996)
- By Night in Chile (2000)
- Nazi Literature in the Americas (1996)