Truly sad news: Raymond Federman died yesterday after a long fight against cancer.
I was blessed to get in touch with him during my research for my diploma thesis. He was so kind to answer several questions concerning his self-translations. I also had the chance to meet him in person at a lecture in Berlin last year. He was so vivid and engaging and generous. That's how I will remember him. The world has lost another great writer. He will truly be missed. My deepest sympathy to his family.
"Language vanishes into death, and death vanishes into silence. Or is it, death that vanishes into language, and language into silence?" (Reflections on ways to improve death)
Read the whole text on:
http://wings.buffalo.edu/epc/ezines/deluxe/five/reflections.html
Get to know him:
http://raymondfederman.blogspot.com/
People who had the chance to get to know him share their memories:
http://rougelarsenrose.blogspot.com/2009/10/raymond-federman.html
http://samizdatblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/raymond-federman-rip.html
http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/bernstein/blog/#10-07-09
http://mrvicedhonest.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/raymond-federman-1928-2009/
http://rhystranter.blogspot.com/2009/10/raymond-federman-1928-2009.html
http://cameliaelias.blogspot.com/2009/10/federman-dies.html
Journals on Federman passing away:
Buffalo News
Público
