Iain Banks announces he is unlikely to live beyond a year due to illness
Wibble Send a noteboard - 03/04/2013 11:49:26 AM
Author Iain Banks has revealed that he has late stage cancer and is unlikely to live beyond a year.
He posted a message on his official website saying he was cancelling all future public engagements.
The Scottish writer said his next novel The Quarry, which is due to be published later this year, would be his last.
The statement said his health problems came to light when he saw his doctor, suffering from a sore back.
He was diagnosed with jaundice, before further tests established the full extent of his illness.
Iain Banks announces he is unlikely to live beyond a year due to illness
- 03/04/2013 11:49:26 AM
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This sucks. As one tweeter said, Banks is two of our best authors.
- 03/04/2013 08:12:35 PM
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Wow, that sucks. That's even worse than with Pratchett.
- 03/04/2013 09:13:10 PM
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I don't know. There's something to be said for a relatively quick end.
- 07/04/2013 01:32:18 PM
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*NM*