Alexander Solzhenitsyn, RIP
03 August 2008
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, RIP
The death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Moscow tonight, at age 89, brings an end to the most dramatic literary career of our time.
How thrilling it was to read his words, in the pages of the New York Times, when events compelled him to authorize the publication of The Gulag Archipelago, at risk to life and limb, in 1974.
The work survives as his indelible testament, a book that helped change the course of history.
He was a writer of incredible bravery, spirit and determination. RIP.
mister khan
here here.
mister khan
i meant ‘hear, hear’.
sorry i’m a bit stoned.
deliriousgirl replied
DANGIT!
well roll another one and send some of that stuff my way!
Jaybe
Nice tribute to a fantastic author and ‘life writer’....one of the first books I read as an adult was ‘One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich’ and I’ve re-read it so many times..hope he rests in peace….
deliriousgirl replied
YES! Me too! I fell in love with his writing when I was a freshman in high school!!!
dang, i can’t believe that he was 89
silverdollar
A fitting tribute Jen, thank you.
deliriousgirl replied
Thank you kind gentleman!
Mark Ramstead
This Man rose above the system so high he changed it forever. A lasting legacy.
deliriousgirl replied
Yes, I so agree. And now I’m gonna have to go out to the library and check out his books to re-read. Thanks dear!
Jaybe
If you can, read Cancer Ward DG – tough reading but truly remarkable…take it in stages or you’ll get severely depressed but you’ll never forget it.
deliriousgirl replied
Yep, got it now! I read it about 20 years ago, so I’m gonna start it tonight.
Marion Chapman
great tribute.
deliriousgirl replied
Thank you, babydoll!
PJ Ryan
you’re so gorgeous .. i love how edumacated you are xx
deliriousgirl replied
Edumacated, indeed. . . and then I wake up today and feel like there’s nothing in my head except soggy cotton balls.
PJ Ryan
ugh.
i know THAT feeling well (the soggy cotton balls)
i should’ve stayed up when i was up changing chucky sick cot bedding at 5am this morning .. but i went back to bed with a coughing toddler spluttering beside me and i didn’t sleep .. no i feel waaaaaaay crappy and over tired. it’s only 8 am :(