Quote of the day
I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of his art. It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.
Sergei Dovlatov
Born: September 3, 1941
Died: August 24, 1990 (aged 48)
Bio: Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov-Mechik was a Russian journalist and writer. He is one of the most popular Russian writers of the late 20th century in the world.
Known for:
- The Suitcase (1986)
- Pushkin Hills
- The compromise (1983)
- The invisible book (1979)
- The Zone: A Prison Camp Guard's Story (1984)