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Very sad news indeed.
Robert Holdstock was one of the finest British fantasy writers, author of the seminal Mythago Wood amongst several other notable novels.
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Robert Holdstock was one of the finest British fantasy writers, author of the seminal Mythago Wood amongst several other notable novels.
More at: http://news.ansible.co.uk/ansilink.h
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Harry Patch, the last surviving British soldier who fought in the trenches of the Western Front, died yesterday aged 111.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6954937.stm
Some years ago, after watching a particularly compelling television documentary about the fast dwindling band of World War One veterans, I was prompted to write The Peace Criminal, about a deluded (or was he?) old soldier. But there was nothing deluded about Harry Patch or, I suspect, any of his peers. He was just an ordinary man who witnessed appalling events and then went on to live an extraordinary number of years. Those events are now gone from living memory.
RIP
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6954937.stm
Some years ago, after watching a particularly compelling television documentary about the fast dwindling band of World War One veterans, I was prompted to write The Peace Criminal, about a deluded (or was he?) old soldier. But there was nothing deluded about Harry Patch or, I suspect, any of his peers. He was just an ordinary man who witnessed appalling events and then went on to live an extraordinary number of years. Those events are now gone from living memory.
RIP
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The death of J G Ballard was announced earlier today.
This was not unexpected news, as he'd been ill with cancer for a long time, but sad none the less.
Ballard was truly one of the giants. If I compiled a list of my ten favourite short stories, there would be a couple of his on it for sure.
A few years ago, a fellow Milfordite described one of my stories as somewhat Ballardian. I can think of no greater compliment.
This was not unexpected news, as he'd been ill with cancer for a long time, but sad none the less.
Ballard was truly one of the giants. If I compiled a list of my ten favourite short stories, there would be a couple of his on it for sure.
A few years ago, a fellow Milfordite described one of my stories as somewhat Ballardian. I can think of no greater compliment.
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