Brazilian writer and playwright (1912–1980).
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Recife.
Died December 21st, 1980 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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