Beryl Bainbridge

TGS · 07-02-2010, 07:28 AM

Sad news that Beryl Bainbridge has died. Obit in The Guardian here

HarryT · 07-02-2010, 07:41 AM

That is a pity. A very notable author; she'll be missed.

Sparrow · 07-02-2010, 07:44 AM

I think of her a bit like Alan Plater, who also died recently - a significant figure in literary circles, but never quite a household name.
One of those authors I never quite get round to reading.

HarryT · 07-02-2010, 07:47 AM

Can't say that I read any of her work, either, but she was certainly recognised as being a notable author.

millicent · 07-02-2010, 09:56 AM

Beryl certainly will be missed. She had a wonderful sense of humour as well as a great deal of talent, both as a writer and an actress.

toomanybooks · 07-02-2010, 11:58 AM

I have read several of her books. She wrote good prose and I loved the overall tone of her books.

peitsao · 07-04-2010, 08:03 AM

How sad to lose such a wonderful writer--still have her pb's on my shelf. It's a shame she isn't well known in the states.

Jeeez Banville is so full of himself:
"She was a wonderful writer in the tradition of British petit guignol that included Evelyn Waugh and Muriel Spark: coolly stylish, meticulous, beady-eyed and horribly funny. I would have wished her more injury time, but her record stands," said the Man Booker prize-winning author John Banville. "I met [her] on a couple of occasions and was much taken with her manner of stark lugubriousness tempered with high and subversive irony - just like her books."

neilmarr · 07-04-2010, 10:18 AM

Never forget that when a brilliant author dies you lose nothing but the next book. Their last wills and testaments leave everything to everyone. What wonderful, generous folks. But death is always sad. Bye, Beryl. Catch you last time. Neil

07-02-2010, 07:28 AM	#1
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	Beryl Bainbridge Sad news that Beryl Bainbridge has died. Obit in The Guardian here

07-04-2010, 08:03 AM	#7
peitsao Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 32760 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Allegheny Mountains Device: Kobo mini, PW3,NookST	How sad to lose such a wonderful writer--still have her pb's on my shelf. It's a shame she isn't well known in the states. Jeeez Banville is so full of himself: "She was a wonderful writer in the tradition of British petit guignol that included Evelyn Waugh and Muriel Spark: coolly stylish, meticulous, beady-eyed and horribly funny. I would have wished her more injury time, but her record stands," said the Man Booker prize-winning author John Banville. "I met [her] on a couple of occasions and was much taken with her manner of stark lugubriousness tempered with high and subversive irony - just like her books." Last edited by peitsao; 07-04-2010 at 08:09 AM. Reason: add quote

07-02-2010, 07:41 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	That is a pity. A very notable author; she'll be missed.

07-02-2010, 07:44 AM	#3
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I think of her a bit like Alan Plater, who also died recently - a significant figure in literary circles, but never quite a household name. One of those authors I never quite get round to reading.

07-02-2010, 07:47 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Can't say that I read any of her work, either, but she was certainly recognised as being a notable author.

07-02-2010, 09:56 AM	#5
millicent Member Posts: 19 Karma: 202 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle, iPod and iRiver Story	Beryl certainly will be missed. She had a wonderful sense of humour as well as a great deal of talent, both as a writer and an actress.

07-02-2010, 11:58 AM	#6
toomanybooks Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 1039424 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Ipad, Ipod Touch, KIndle Fire	I have read several of her books. She wrote good prose and I loved the overall tone of her books.

07-04-2010, 10:18 AM	#8
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Never forget that when a brilliant author dies you lose nothing but the next book. Their last wills and testaments leave everything to everyone. What wonderful, generous folks. But death is always sad. Bye, Beryl. Catch you last time. Neil

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