Pen name of maria rosette shapira (april 1869 (some sources say 1875) – march 10, 1958), a french journalist and writer.
Born February 21st, 1869 in Jerusalem.
Died March 10th, 1958 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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