Polish writer and journalist (1922-1951).
Born November 12th, 1922 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1951 at 28 years old in Warsaw (asphyxia). [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