Terry Pratchett : a Life with Footnotes

The Official Biography

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Rob Wilkins: Terry Pratchett : a Life with Footnotes (2022, Transworld Publishers Limited)

English language

Published Aug. 5, 2022 by Transworld Publishers Limited.

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978-1-4735-6894-5
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5 stars (3 reviews)

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Review - Terry Pratchett, A Life With Footnotes

5 stars

Took me a while to start reading this (published in 2022), mostly because this book, of all the books around Terry Pratchett, will mean knowing something personal about the man behind the genius. Written by Terry's long-time assistant, and very good friend, Rob Wilkins, this is an emotional (inspiring / hilarious and frequently brutally honest) walk through exactly that. At the heart of the writing genius was a gloriously grumpy, irascible, kind and funny human being, with a capacity for vision and thought that was utterly astounding.

Wilkins came into Terry's life as a result of a very fun episode in which a bad case of staff envy overtook Terry on hearing novelist Jilly Cooper talk about her invaluable PA. Of course that could simply be Terry's way of justifying a deep seated understanding that the day to day wasn't his strong point - and how could it be with …

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5 stars

Un libro magnífico que nos muestra la cara oculta de Terry Pratchett. Sin embargo, leyendo el libro descubres que tenía un lado muy duro que quizás era mejor no haber descubierto. Una lectura ágil y amena que será de interés para todos aquellos amantes de Mundodisco, porque la vida (y también la muerte) de Terry Pratchett hay veces que parece transcurrir dentro de una de sus novelas. Reirás y lloraras con este libro.