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Mum emailed me yesterday to tell me that George Macdonald Fraser, the writer of the Flashman books, had died.
His Guardian obituary is here.
I loved his books. The idea of taking Flashman and using him that way was sublime genius (and fanfic in a way; hey; he was one of us) and the layers and depth he gave to the supreme coward and cad over the course of the series were fascinating.
I still remember gasping with delight when I sat down to do my English Lit O level and realising that the anaonymous passage I had to answer questions on was from one of the Flashman books and one I'd read many times. It was a bright spot in a dull exam.
He didn't just write Flashman, of course; I have his own account of his wartime experiences in Burma, which is excellent and he also wrote the best pirate book EVER, 'The Pyrates' which I remember![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
circe_tigana and I discussing when PotC first came out. I adore that book beyond the telling. It is hilarious and I reread it every few years and still laugh at Sheba and the octopus.
Thank you for your books, Mr. Fraser.
His Guardian obituary is here.
I loved his books. The idea of taking Flashman and using him that way was sublime genius (and fanfic in a way; hey; he was one of us) and the layers and depth he gave to the supreme coward and cad over the course of the series were fascinating.
I still remember gasping with delight when I sat down to do my English Lit O level and realising that the anaonymous passage I had to answer questions on was from one of the Flashman books and one I'd read many times. It was a bright spot in a dull exam.
He didn't just write Flashman, of course; I have his own account of his wartime experiences in Burma, which is excellent and he also wrote the best pirate book EVER, 'The Pyrates' which I remember
circe_tigana and I discussing when PotC first came out. I adore that book beyond the telling. It is hilarious and I reread it every few years and still laugh at Sheba and the octopus. Thank you for your books, Mr. Fraser.
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