French writer (1878–1955).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Remiremont.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 77 years old in Paris.
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