Manès Sperber was born on December 12, 1905 in Zablotów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer, known for Une larme dans l'océan (1973), Wie eine Träne im Ozean (1970) and Zur Nacht (1967). He was married to Zenija Zivcon and Mirjam Reiter. He died on February 5, 1984 in Paris, France.