John Fowles has died. That's sad. I liked A Maggot, which is the only thing of his I've read (no, I haven't read The French Lieutenant's Woman) but there will be no more books from John Fowles.
However, Salman Rushdie does have a new book, and he's managed to stay alive despite all that fatwah nonsense after The Satanic Verses. It's not just media propoganda either - I can vouch that he's alive and sounding very articulate with a polished speaking voice and really quite sensible answers to audience questions... or at least he was two hours ago when I left the reading/signing for Shalimar the Clown. Now I just need time to read the book, but it looks and sounds very interesting!
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