Alexander Vampilov

Russian playwright.

Born August 19th, 1937 in Cheremkhovo. [ref]

Died August 17th, 1972 at 34 years old in Lake Baikal (drowning). [ref]

Occupations
playwright, prosaist, writer
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel