Let's make this birthday one to remember.

72 years old (Born on November 06, 1952)

Happy Birthday, Michael Cunningham! May your day be as layered and delightful as your novels—richly intricate, subtly profound, and frequently causing readers everywhere to stare thoughtfully into the distance. Seriously: any writer who can elegantly juggle Virginia Woolf references deserves another year filled with literary brilliance and copious cups of good coffee.

From winning Pulitzer Prizes to creating works like "Specimen Days" and "By Nightfall," you've constantly reminded us how beautifully complicated life can be. Here’s hoping this next chapter brings even more inspiration (and Yale students who actually read before class). Cheers—you make aging look Pulitzer-worthy!