Tag Archives: celebrity deaths

A Few Shout-outs – Ein paar Lesetipps

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Cora

First of all, Swedish crime fiction write Henning Mankell died of cancer, aged only 67. He was best known for the Kurt Wallander mysteries, though he also wrote other things. Now I’ve never read any of his novels, though I … Continue reading →

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Two more literary deaths: Hellmuth Karasek and Ellis Kaut

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Cora

2015 has been a bad year for German literature and a bad year for celebrity deaths in general. Now we lost two more literary greats in the space of a few days, critic and writer Hellmuth Karasek, who died yesterday … Continue reading →

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Rest in Peace, Max Kruse

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Cora

Max Kruse, German writer of children’s and YA books, died aged 93. Die Welt has a lovely obituary. Everybody who grew up in the German speaking world in the past 45 years is likely familiar with Urmel aus dem Eis … Continue reading →

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Wolfgang Jeschke, Nutty Nuggets and mixed SF Links

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Cora

Since my last post, a couple of other obituaries for Wolfgang Jeschke have popped up online, including a few in English: Mike Glyer at File 770 has an English language obituary. Locus Online has another English language obituary. Phantastik-Couch offers … Continue reading →

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Too Many Deaths – Sir Christopher Lee, Wolfgang Jeschke, James Last and a couple of others

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Cora

We only just lost Pierre Brice, but it seems the universe is conspiring to take away even more of our best and brightest, because the wave of deaths of much beloved celebrities continues unabated. The most discussed death today is … Continue reading →

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Winnetou Redux, German SF and Two Audio Links

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Cora

My post about the passing of Pierre Brice, the actor best known for portraying the noble Apache chief Winnetou in the Karl May adaptations of the 1960s, attracted some unexpected attention, because it led to me being interviewed by Carol … Continue reading →

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Rest in Peace, Pierre Brice a.k.a. Winnetou

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Cora

French actor Pierre Brice died today at age 86. If you grew up in (West) Germany between 1962 and approx. 2001, this news will come as a shock to you, because Pierre Brice in his star role as the noble … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam Günther Grass

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Cora

Yesterday, German novelist, poet and artist Günther Grass died of a lung infection aged 87. His death caused an outpour of tributes and condolences from writers and politicians worldwide. Deutsche Welle and The Guardian have collected a few of them. … Continue reading →

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Sad News and Springtime Flowers

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Cora

First of all, there was some sad news today, for Sir Terry Pratchett died aged 66. Coincidentally, it’s been almost twenty years now since I first discovered Terry Pratchett’s books as a student in London after reading an interview with … Continue reading →

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Dog Days Linkdump

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Cora

It’s the Dog Days of summer, the hottest and sultriest time of the year, and also the time when supposedly there are more serious disasters and tragedies than usual. Thankfully, the dog days don’t always live up to this particular … Continue reading →

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