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).
Tayari Jones
Born: November 30, 1970 (age 54)
Bio: Tayari Jones is an American author and winner of the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction. She was educated at Spelman College, the University of Iowa and Arizona State University.
Known for:
- Silver Sparrow (2011)
- Leaving Atlanta (2002)
- The untelling (2005)
- An American Marriage: A Novel (2018)