Jorge Icaza Coronel

Ecuadorian writer (1906-1978).

Born June 10th, 1906 in Quito.

Died May 26th, 1978 at 71 years old in Quito (esophageal cancer).

Occupations
actor, diplomat, novelist, writer

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