American writer (1937-2010).
Born June 16th, 1937 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2010 at 72 years old in London (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