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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2014 15:07:36 GMT
P.D. James has ended her life of crime at age 94. Besides her detective novels, she also wrote the science fiction novel The Children of Men which was made into the film Children of Men.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2014 16:47:51 GMT
I love her novels, when I'm in a murdery mood.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 28, 2014 6:53:27 GMT
I always felt somewhat deficient because I was not a fan of her mystery novels. Love that film, though.
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Post by questa on Nov 28, 2014 7:00:32 GMT
A couple of her stories involved nurses, I wouldn't be surprised if she had training in that field because she was spot on with the little details as well as the better known picture. S'pose I could Google and find out.
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Post by bjd on Nov 28, 2014 9:07:22 GMT
I think she worked in a pathology lab in London.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 4, 2015 5:30:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2015 13:40:09 GMT
I'm so sorry to hear this, I had not heard. I had the great privilege of hearing Mr. Williams read some of his poetry here in New Orleans at the Maple Leaf which has the longest running weekly poetry readings in the country. This was circa 1989 or 90. His son Robert, aka "Rockin' Bob" was a regular at the Maple Leaf for a number of years. He was warm, funny and witty, no pretense at all. After the reading he hung out with the lot of us and regaled us with great stories but, he was also a really good listener, not wanting to take center stage. It was a kind of impromptu barroom banter and he was right at home. R.I.P.
(Thanks for posting this Bixa)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2015 17:58:34 GMT
R.I. P. Robert Stone. A novelist who chronicled much of the happenings that occurred in the 1960's Beat generation, member of The Merry Pranksters along with Ken Kesey, Allen Ginsberg, Neil Cassidy, Jack Kerouac and many others. Likely not too well known in the literary world by many, but, was certainly an important chronicler of the era.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2015 9:01:49 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Jan 29, 2015 14:22:42 GMT
I LOVED those books. The TV miniseries of Thornbirds got a lot of hype, but the book was outstanding on its own.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2015 18:09:32 GMT
I really liked Tim -- and so did my grandmother although she told me afterwards that she was sure they never slept together. I have had The Thorn Birds on a shelf for more than 30 years, passed along to me by my parents and I am determined to getting around to reading it some day. I saw one or two episodes of the mini series back in its time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2015 18:10:36 GMT
If you read the book then you'll know they slept together. Sorry for the spoiler.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2015 18:13:40 GMT
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Post by questa on Mar 12, 2015 21:20:34 GMT
Vale Terry Pratchett,, Thanks for Disc World.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2015 10:06:55 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Apr 13, 2015 22:57:04 GMT
And Eduardo Galeano. Also François Maspero, though non-francophones are unlikely to know who he was. Wow.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 30, 2015 16:02:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2015 16:18:12 GMT
I've read many of his writings, and I have great fondness for him. His faced his end with such courage and mindfulness.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 6, 2015 0:37:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2015 12:39:46 GMT
I too, was a fan of his. I believe I was initially introduced to his work on here by BJD. RIP
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Post by bjd on Oct 6, 2015 13:22:38 GMT
I liked Mankell's books since they were more than just detective stories. I have pretty much given up on all the other "Nordic Noir" though.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 6, 2015 14:55:53 GMT
Exactly, Bjd. His last Wallender book was so sad, sad in the way that real life can be sad, that it allowed us to pre-mourn Mankell.
I never really saw him as "noir", though. I tried one Jo Nesbø and thought it was awful -- literarily awful.
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Post by bjd on Oct 6, 2015 15:39:04 GMT
I agree, Bixa. I only mention the term "nordic noir" because it was used in the article you linked to.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2016 18:26:16 GMT
Goodbye, Harper Lee. I'm glad that you finally published another book. Maybe that was the event that allowed you to understand that your work was done.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 1:26:14 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 22, 2016 4:05:57 GMT
Regarding Harper Lee, I came across an article using this picture. All I could think of was "caption contest!" {Original caption}President George W. Bush awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harper Lee in 2007. Credit: Larry Downing/Reuters
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Post by htmb on Feb 22, 2016 21:59:03 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 22, 2016 22:12:32 GMT
"Save me, Mr. Policeman!"
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Post by htmb on Mar 5, 2016 12:46:42 GMT
RIP Pat Conroy. One of my favorite authors, for his simple, yet descriptive, style of storytelling.
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Post by Kimby on Mar 5, 2016 13:44:48 GMT
Prince of Tides...
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