Norwegian writer (1868-1913).
Born July 28th, 1868 in Kragerø.
Died March 13th, 1913 at 44 years old in Christiania.
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