French writer (1882–1971).
Born December 13th, 1882 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1971 at 88 years old in Barbizon. [ref]
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