French writer (1922–2014).
Born December 17th, 1922 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 18th, 2014 at 91 years old in Le Port-Marly.
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