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In reply to the discussion: Which fiction authors were you sorry to hear had died? [View all]fierywoman
(7,683 posts)53. Heinrich Boll ("o" with umlaut but it won't stick here)
Last edited Mon Feb 25, 2019, 09:24 PM - Edit history (2)
He was an uncle by marriage and I wanted to meet him but didn't get to.
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Yes Robert Parker. Not only were the stories good, but they took place in the Boston area.
Fla Dem
Feb 2019
#61
AND, I have NOT been impressed with the movie(s). The Book was better.
FailureToCommunicate
Feb 2019
#57
Saying he doesn't suffer fools gladly is just a way of saying he doesn't suffer fools at all.
Aristus
Feb 2019
#68
Gene Roddenberry for sure, and Tony Hillerman. I got to hang with Roddenberry one
FailureToCommunicate
Feb 2019
#58