Palestinian-israeli writer and politician (1922-1996).
Born August 29th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1996 at 73 years old in Nazareth (cancer). [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