RIP Russell Hoban
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swee'pea99
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I hadn't heard. Sad news indeed. I met him a few months ago at a Guardian book club do on Riddley Walker (my favourite book, bar none). He was frail. But still totally on the ball.
Out goes the candl
Out goes the lite
Out goes my story
And so Good Nite
RIP
Out goes the candl
Out goes the lite
Out goes my story
And so Good Nite
RIP
Candaules
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I used to meet him sometimes at literary events in London. The first time, I didn't quite catch his name, and found myself standing opposite a grumpy old man clutching a glass of wine, wondering what to say. (Clarification: he was grumpy and old. I wondered what to say. We were both clutching glasses of wine.)
When the penny dropped and I realized who he was, I started gushing about what a wonderful book Riddley Walker is. Disconcertingly, he looked even more grumpy. I realised later that my mistake was to praise a book he wrote 20 years earlier, rather than his latest book. Writers are a touchy lot.
When the penny dropped and I realized who he was, I started gushing about what a wonderful book Riddley Walker is. Disconcertingly, he looked even more grumpy. I realised later that my mistake was to praise a book he wrote 20 years earlier, rather than his latest book. Writers are a touchy lot.
