TERRY PRATCHETT KNIGHTED A dubbing for creating a flat world on top of a turtle
Sam Jones writing in The Guardian, Wednesday 31 December 2008
Sam Jones writing in The Guardian, Wednesday 31 December 2008
The creator of a fantasy world borne on the back of a turtle swimming through space, Terry Pratchett, whose Discworld novels have won him legions of fans, said he was "flabbergasted" to receive a knighthood."There are times when phrases such as 'totally astonished' just don't do the job. I am of course delighted and honoured and, needless to say, flabbergasted," said the author, who has sold more than 55m books worldwide.
Last year the 60-year-old announced that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, an affliction he described as an "embuggerance". He has since campaigned to raise awareness of the disease.
Diana Athill, the editor, memoirist and novelist who spent half a century in publishing, tending to the works of VS Naipaul, Norman Mailer, Jean Rhys and Philip Roth, receives an OBE for services to literature. As does Victoria Barnsley, who has been in publishing a couple of decades less than Athill and is chief executive of HarperCollins UK.
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ReplyDeleteI loathe & despise all so-called royal honours.
But I love Terry Prattchet's worlds and works.
So, all I can say, if you wanted it Terry, you've got it, and
despite the early onset Alz,
hope you still know just how much your work is loved round this globe-
and your stories will last beyond you, beyond us-
A Very Happy Hogfathers to us all-
Terry Pratchett has long been snubbed by the literary establishment. I'm pleased to see he has finally received recognition for his gift of entertaining a legion of fans.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Sir.