German writer, proletarian poet, and communist (1890-1965).
Born June 25th, 1890 in Piekary Śląskie. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1965 at 74 years old in Babelsberg. [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