Books “Who would not rather be a rising ape than a falling angel?”
posted by on July 8 at 12:00 PM
I haven’t read anything by Terry Pratchett, the fantasy humorist, in quite some time, though I read all of his books when I was a teenager. I hadn’t thought of Pratchett in a good long while, either, until about six months ago, when he announced that he was suffering from a rare, early-onset form of Alzheimer’s.
The Internet—or at least the geek-and-lit blogs portion of it—is abuzz about this piece that Pratchett, an avowed atheist, wrote for the Daily Mail. It’s about whether he is more prone to believe in God, now that the end is in sight. I think that it’s a classy, generous essay, and well worth reading.
I am first!
good think i read slog otherwise i wouldn't have seen this. he ranks as one of my favorite authors. i lost touch a bit when i moved away from the uk so thanks.
Great article!
Great article. Thanks!
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better"- Albert Einstein
C'mon, Paul, can't you just let the guy be an atheist without the "avowed" qualifier? Maybe we don't know if he is totally, 105% atheist, but let's take him at his word, huh?
Damn! Damn, damn, damn. Thank you Paul; I wouldn't have known either.
Last fall I saw Terry Pratchett at a book signing outside Philadelphia. He was hilarious, with the most amazing (journalist's? British journalist's?) memory I have ever encountered. Kept trotting out one funny story after another, like the world's best dinner guest. He opened by joking about his forgetfulness, mentioning his keys a lot.
The diagnosis can't be true!! And if it is true, it's one of the greatest tragedies.
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