Swedish artist and writer (1928-2008).
Born June 2nd, 1928 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2008 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
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