Master sick irony rare form of early Alzheimer’s disease – the rear cortical atrophy
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popular British writer Terry Pratchett died of Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 66 years. He passed away at home surrounded by family on March 12th. In 2011, it was reported that Pratchett began the paperwork for the Swiss organization Dignitas, which practices services “assisted suicide”. Earlier Pratchett has already spoken on the issue of his voluntary departure from life quite frankly. Its relatively sudden death Pratchett escaped dementia and suicide.
Pratchett one of the first authors began to use the Internet to communicate with fans and a decade of support newsgroup Usenet alt.fan.pratchett. His interests included geology, astronomy, yet he grew fond of carnivorous plants and turtles … And when he was tired from his daily lifestyle, trying to get computers to do things for which they were not designed.
“With indescribable sadness that we announce that the writer Sir Terry Prachett died at the age of 66 years – said in a statement on the official website of the publishing house (quoted tass.ru). – The world has lost one of its brightest and most acute minds”.
By 2012, Pratchett has become difficult to read and write, but he continued to work, dictating works his assistant, Rob Wilkins. Writer died at home in Uayltshire, with his family. He was married to Lyn Pratchett. Daughter – Rhianna Pratchett – a professional journalist, screenwriter of computer games.
One of the most famous works of Pratchett – cycle “The World is Flat”, which includes 40 novels. The first one came out in 1986. In total, Pratchett has written more than 70 books. Works Pratchett repeatedly portrayed, became the basis for computer games, as well as plays and radio dramas, reports meduza.io.
«a bad day. One of my favorite writers do not write any books. When I like a certain writer, the most unpleasant – read all his books. »
The writer was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease since 2007. Despite the diagnosis, he continued to work. Master of literature suffered a rare form of early Alzheimer’s disease – the back of cortical atrophy.
In 2008, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II created Pratchett knighted British Empire, noting his contribution to literature.
In 2011, the BBC made a documentary in which the writer covered the issue of euthanasia and public opinion about her example of a terminally ill person, Peter Smedley, who agreed to die in the presence of cameras and crew, said medialeaks.ru. The action takes place in Switzerland, where it is allowed.
In August 2009, the writer sent to the newspaper Daily Mail open letter about euthanasia. In it he said that he wanted to “make the leap myself into the abyss” before his “face the edge.” Pratchett expressed confidence that will not be the only person who expressed gratitude to those physicians who help to “step over the threshold of being.” The writer said that it was time to sensibly discuss the idea of the possibility of terminally ill people to choose the time and place of his death.
«I enjoy my life and intend to do so for quite a long time. And when at the end of the game looms, I want to die while sitting in a chair in my own garden with a glass of brandy in his hand, with Thomas Tellisom in the i-Pod (because his music is able to bring to heaven even atheist) and, possibly, with a second glass of brandy if he has enough time. Who can say that my plan is bad? “- Wrote in a letter to science fiction.
In 2011, it was reported that Pratchett began the paperwork for the Swiss organization Dignitas, which practices a service “assisted suicide,” reports mir24.tv.
Pratchett told about his business life , humorous saga: “Discworld arose as an antidote to a bad fantasy, since the late 70′s the fantasy genre has undergone a big splash, and much of all this was the second time – the authors do not bring to the genre is nothing new. A pair of the first books deliberately parodied pieces of art other writers – and good writers, because it is a good writer to the reader easier to recognize: “Ah, so this is from Anne McCaffrey!”. I quickly binds together some consistent fantasy universe, and the focus was simple: “Let people act.” I remember as a magazine «Mad» described the “Flintstones”: “Dinosaurs of the past 65 million years, coupled with the idiots of today.” I tried to do something similar and the Flat world. Not all the characters of this world completely modern, but they are recognizable to us. Their concerns are very similar to the concerns of people of the XX century “.
The cycle of” The World is Flat “has 40 novels, five short stories, 4 maps and atlases, 10 guides and one cookbook written by Nanny Ogg. There were other books and work.
According to statistics, Pratchett during the 1990s is the most popular in the UK by the author, his books published in hardcover, sold more than any other writer alive today. According to some estimates his books are about 1% of all books sold in the UK, with a total circulation of his books (in various languages) more than 40 million. The most famous in the world of British writer JK Rowling is considered.
Sir Terry Pratchett was born on April 28 1948 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire), reminds fantlab.ru. As a child he did not like to read books, but his life has changed in 10 years, when he came across the book “Wind in the Willows.” With this discovery interest to books, the boy grew up, and he spent all his free time reading.
In 1959, Terry joined the Higher Technical School Wycombe. The first story «The Hades Business» he published in the school magazine in 1961, and in 1963 the same story appeared in professional journals. His first fee Terry spent on a typewriter.
Inspired by its success, in 1965, Terry Pratchett leaves school in journalism. His first novel, “The carpet people» («The Carpet People») was written when he was only 20 years old. He continued to write, working in parallel in the newspaper. In 30 years, he left journalism. When in 1983 the publishing house published his Corgi fourth book, “The Colour of Magic” – a brilliant, humorous fantasy novel that started the grand cycle bestseller «Discworld» («The World is Flat”), now numbering several dozen books, he realized that writing – it is his calling, and began to write, write, write …
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