Reflections of a working writer and reader
I was at a party in 1989 and Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie were sitting on a sofa wondering where the next generation of great British writers would come from. As we talked, it became clear they had never read a word by me. Jeanette Winterson
The novelist Michael Dibdin died last Friday following a short illness, his publisher, Faber, announced today. He was 60.
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A writerly life cut short, John. Thank you for this news.
jb says: He was too young, it’s true.
I agree and many avid readers of his novels will feel the loss. Far too young to go into that other world. May he RIP.
RIP indeed. I spent many happy hours in company with Aurelio Zen…
jb says: I never really got on with that series. But I loved Dirty Tricks, and several of the other stand-alones. And I was always interested in Dibdin’s criticism.
Too young to die.
I shall strongly miss Aurelio Zen.
I cant but wait for the last one.
I’ve just started to read the Aurelio Zen series after I read about the death of Michael Dibdin. Very impressive. I look forward to reading all his works. Good authors don’t really die as they live on through their work.
jb says: I never really got on with Aurelio Zen, but I loved the standalone novels. Dirty Tricks was my favourite.