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.
Seamus Deane

Born: February 9, 1940
Died: May 12, 2021 (aged 81)
Bio: Seamus Deane was an Irish poet, novelist, and critic.
Known for:
- Reading in the Dark (1996)
- Celtic revivals (1985)
- Strange country (1997)
- A Short History of Irish Literature (1986)
- Foreign Affections (2005)