Quote by: Elias Canetti

The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness.

Elias Canetti

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Author Bio

  • NameElias Canetti
  • DescriptionBulgarian-born Swiss and British modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer
  • BornJuly 25, 1905
  • DiedAugust 14, 1994
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Aphorist; Playwright
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit For Arts And Science; Nobel Prize In Literature; Grand Austrian State Prize; Literature Award Of The Bavarian Academy Of The Fine Arts; Nelly Sachs Prize; Gottfried-Keller-Preis; Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis; Franz Kafka Prize; ; Georg Büchner Prize; Grand Merit Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany