Has anyone read one of his books?
[QUOTE=“Midshipman Asha, post: 933253, member: 1508”]Gabriel Garcia Marques
(Unsure if he meets criteria for celebrity status, unsure what criteria actually are but I couldn’t find the deaths of significant people thread)[/QUOTE]
never heard of him
not a celeb
[QUOTE=“The Wild Colonial Bhoy, post: 933402, member: 80”]never heard of him
not a celeb[/QUOTE]
+1.
I’ve probably read half a dozen of them.
I did say I wasn’t sure if he met the TFK standard to be considered a celebrity
[QUOTE=“Midshipman Asha, post: 933407, member: 1508”]I’ve probably read half a dozen of them.
I did say I wasn’t sure if he met the TFK standard to be considered a celebrity[/QUOTE]
he isnt a celeb mate, not even close
hang your head in shame
[QUOTE=“Midshipman Asha, post: 933407, member: 1508”]I’ve probably read half a dozen of them.
I did say I wasn’t sure if he met the TFK standard to be considered a celebrity[/QUOTE]
Are they any good? Poles swear by them.
if those squared head dullards swear by them I think you already have the answer
Yep
He would belong in the significant people thread and not here as he is not a sleb in the modern, philistine sense of things.
Yes they are good, I prefer Mario Vargas Llosa though
I thought that but couldn’t find that thread-
Limerick icon Annie Fitz has passed on,a statue outside the park would be a fitting tribute.RIP
In both English and Spanish. He is the one of the main reasons I learned Spanish, so I could read them in the vernacluar they were written in.
Robin “The Hurricane” Carter. RIP.
Was he not Rubin Carter?
Yup
A simple ‘Yes’ would have sufficed.
Probably been posted somewhere on the board already… Tito Vilanova- Former Barcelona coach RIP.
Ah fuck. I was only reading a few hours ago how he was after having a relapse. 45 years of age:(
Poor divil. He conducted himself with great dignity.