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Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
(June 24, 1842 – circa 1914) was an American
editorialist
,
journalist
,
short story
writer,
fabulist
, and
satirist
. He wrote the short story "
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
" and compiled a satirical
lexicon
,
The Devil's Dictionary
. His vehemence as a
critic
, his motto "Nothing matters", and the sardonic view of
human nature
that informed his work, all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce".
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