Maeve Binchy ist gestorben

Die 1940 in Dalkey geborene irische Schriftstellerin Maeve Binchy (Bild) ist gestern in Dublin gestorben.

Foto: Jon Kay, 2006, Lizenz: GNU-Lizenz für freie Dokumentation, Die Originaldatei ist hier zu finden: http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Binchy33.jpg&filetimestamp=20070524165425

«Ihre Romane sind häufig in Irland angesiedelt und schildern die Spannungen zwischen städtischem und ländlichem Leben, die Gegensätze zwischen England und Irland sowie die dramatischen Veränderungen, die ihr Heimatland seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg durchlief. In Grossbritannien und den USA zählt Binchy zu den Bestseller-Autorinnen. Ihre Bücher verkauften sich bislang über 40 Millionen Mal.»

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeve_Binchy

«She was probably one of the best-loved Irish writers of her generation. President Michael D Higgins said he was ‚deeply saddened‘ to hear of Ms Binchy’s death. ‚She was an outstanding novelist, short story writer and columnist, who engaged millions of people all around the world with her fluent and accessible style,‘ he said. ‚She was a great storyteller and we enjoyed her capacity to engage, entertain and surprise us. For others, particularly young and aspiring writers, she was not only a source of great encouragement; but also to so many, of practical assistance. In recent years she showed great courage and thankfully never lost her self-deprecating humour, honesty and remarkable integrity as an artist and human being.’»

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0731/breaking6.html

«BBC Dublin correspondent Ruth McDonald said Binchy’s warm, witty, perceptive stories were read and enjoyed around the world. She said the author was renowned for her generosity and support of others, writing in a guide for aspiring writers: ‚The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn’t matter where we were born or how we grew up.’»

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19057922

Mehr:

http://www.maevebinchy.com/

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1028/breaking68.html

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeve_Binchy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeve_Binchy