Ocupation: Novelist
Life: February 27, 1912 - November 7, 1990
Birthday: February 27
Death: November 7
The cocktail party - as the name itself indicates - was originally invented by dogs. They are simply bottom-sniffings raised to the rank of formal ceremonies.
source: Lawrence Durrell (2012). “The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea”, p.128, Faber & Faber
topic: Dog, Party, Names, Sniffing