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King Ashoka (seen here in a 2015 teleplay) is
cited as an example of India's historically
militaristic nature in Nirad C. Chaudhuri's
1965 book of essays, The Continent of Circe |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Nirad C. Chaudhuri (1897; died August 1, 1999) Indian Bengali-English writer;
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian;
The Continent of Circe (essays)
Died on this day:
Higuchi Ichiyo (1896; born May 2, 1872) Japanese short story writer; "Takekurabe" ("Comparing Heights"); "Jūsan'ya" ("The Thirteenth Night"); "Ōtsugomori" ("On the Last Day of the Year"); "Nigorie" ("Troubled Waters"); "Wakare-Michi" ("Separate Ways")
Andre Malraux (1976; born November 3, 1901) French novelist;
La Condition Humaine (
Man's Fate)
Roald Dahl (1990; born September 13, 1916) British writer best known for children's books such as
James and the Giant Peach;
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory;
Fantastic Mr Fox;
The BFG;
Matilda
Bonus Classic:
Xenophon (c. 430-354 BCE) Greek historian and philosopher known for
Anabasis (An Ascent); The Constitution of the Spartans
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