Such is the nature of life…
By Bruce K. Hollingdrake • Dec 29th, 2007 • Category: News & OpinionsAs new talents emerge and share their literary gifts with us, other magnificent, sometimes legendary writers are taken away. Every year is a balancing act. As Khaled Hosseini and Hisham Matar come to the forefront, Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut depart.
The Bookchase Blog has compiled a tidy list of some notables that have penned their last words.
September:
Madeleine L’Engle, 88 - author most famous for “A Wrinkle in Time”
Robert Jordan, 58 - fantasy authorOctober:
Peg Bracken, 89 - author of the “I Hate to Cook Book”November:
Norman Mailer, 84 - author and celebrity
Ira Levin, 78 - author most famous for “Rosemary’s Baby”
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