From the New York Times obituary:
Within the narrow, specialized and frequently contentious world of mystery fiction, Mr. Hillerman was that rare figure, a best-selling author who was adored by his fans, admired by his fellow authors, respected by literary critics and universally liked for his personal modesty and legendary professional generosity.
I loved his books from the first time I picked one up, and have read them all. With me, he succeeded in his goal of imparting knowledge of and fostering respect for Indian culture. He was a great storyteller, and I will miss his stories, his characters, and his voice in the world.
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I’m flattered, Schlauchboot. You may certainly translate what I wrote, though the quote is from the New York Times and I don’t have rights to that beyond my own use.
According to babelfish, that’s:
Ich werde, Schlauchboot geschmeichelt. Sie können zweifellos übersetzen, was ich schrieb, aber der Anführungsstrich ist von New York Times und ich habe Rechte nicht zu dem über meinem eigenen ” hinaus; angemessenes use.”
Hi I like your post “orld has lost another good man: Tony Hillerman, 1925-2008″ so well that I like to ask you whether I should translate into German and linking back. Answer welcome. Greetings Schlauchboot
Vicki, it’s been a tough couple of weeks for authors. First Hillerman, then Terkel. I don’t like this one bit!
I know! I loved his Navajo sheriff…
Liza, Mr Wren and I also love the southwest, particularly the desert, and don’t get to visit often enough either. I learned a lot about the area and its people from his books, and I’ll miss that a lot.
Kyle, I wish it weren’t true. I hate that there will be no more stories of Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee to bring that part of the world closer, though I had the feeling Hillerman was consciously wrapping up loose ends in the last couple of mysteries.
Say it ain’t so, Wren!! My wife and I have both been big Tony Hillerman fans for years, and even introduced his books to both extended families. He will certainly be missed!
~Kyle
I’ll miss him too. My husband and I honeymooned in the Southwest and fell in love with that region. Reading Hillerman was a way to stay in love with an area we didn’t get to visit very often. As a wanna-be novelist, I loved what he had to say about his writing . . . (paraphrased badly): I knew I could write good description. I knew I could write a simple plot. I didn’t know if I could develop characters.
Well, sir, you did. Quite well.
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