Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
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)