German writer (1937–1979).
Born December 31st, 1937 in Duisburg.
Died December 7th, 1979 at 41 years old in Dannenberg-Breese in der Marsch (cancer).
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