Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director.
Born August 23rd, 1924 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2005 at 80 years old in Appenzell (myocardial infarction). [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