Quote from: "Ellen Datlow"Thomas M. Disch RIP
I've just found out that Tom Disch committed suicide in his apartment on July 4th. He was found by a friend who lives a few blocks away.
I'm shocked, saddened, but not very surprised. Tom had been depressed for several years and was especially hit by the death of his longtime partner Charles Naylor. He also was very worried about being evicted from the rent controlled apartment he lived in for decades.
I last visited with him about a month ago, when I ran into him shopping at the Greenmarket across the street from where he lived (he rarely went out because he had trouble walking). He invited me up for cheese and bread which we bought together at the market and I visited for an hour or two. He seemed more optimistic about his work than he'd been for at least a year as he had three books/novellas coming out over the next year.
Tom wrote wonderful stories (I only read one or two of his novels but kept meaning to read more) and if you haven't ever read the collections Getting into Death or Fundamental Disch you need to find and read them.
Tom, as much as you were a bitter, sometimes mean curmudgeon--I'll miss you.
NovelsThe Genocides (1965)
The Puppies of Terra (1966)
aka Mankind Under the Leash
The House That Fear Built (1966) (writing as Cassandra Knye)
Echo Round His Bones (1967)
Black Alice (1968) (writing as Thom Demijohn)
Camp Concentration (1968)Alfred the Great (1969) (writing as Victor Hastings)
334 (1972)
Clara Reeve (1975) (writing as Leonie Hargrave)
On Wings of Song (1979)
Neighboring Lives (1980) (with Charles Naylor)
aka Neighbouring Lives
The Businessman: A Tale of Terror (1984)
The Tale of Dan de Lion (1986)
The Silver Pillow: A Tale of Witchcraft (1987)
The M.D.: A Horror Story (1989)
The Priest: A Gothic Romance (1994)
The Sub: A Study in Witchcraft (1999)
The Word of God: Or, Holy Writ Rewritten (2008)
The Proteus Sails Again (2008)
SeriesThe Brave Little Toaster (1986)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1988)
Awards Nebula Best Short story nominee (1966) : Come to Venus Melancholy
Nebula Best Novellette nominee (1966) : 102 H-Bombs
Nebula Best Novel nominee (1966) : The Genocides
Nebula Best Novellette nominee (1971) : Asian Shores
Nebula Best Novel nominee (1975) : 334
Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1979) : The Man Who Had No Idea
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel winner (1980) : On Wings of Song
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1980) : On Wings of Song
Nebula Best Novel nominee (1980) : On Wings of Song
Hugo Best Novella nominee (1981) : The Brave Little Toaster
Nebula Best Novella nominee (1981) : The Brave Little Toaster
Nebula Best Novellette nominee (1983) : Understanding Human Behavior
Nebula Best Short story nominee (1989) : Voices of the Kill
Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1992) : The M.D.: A Horror Story
Daklem, nije dobro :(
Zaista nije.............. RIP.
Logor koncentracije, ili baš zbirka? Nisam ni znao da mu je neka zbirka prevedena. Oh well, potražiću...
Znači čovek tako piše roman na kojem trenutno radi, i u jednom trenutku kaže "fuck this" i ubije se? Nije li to malo nelogično?
Quote from: "mac"Znači čovek tako piše roman na kojem trenutno radi, i u jednom trenutku kaže "fuck this" i ubije se? Nije li to malo nelogično?
happens all the time! :P :( :cry: