German writer (1920–1989).
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1989 at 68 years old in Kiel. [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