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Contrast Prince with Terry Pratchett, whose estate followed his wishes of destroying the hard drives containing Terry's unfinished works with a steamroller.[0]
by kregasaurusrex 8y ago
Contrast Prince with Terry Pratchett, whose estate followed his wishes of destroying the hard drives containing Terry's unfinished works with a steamroller.[0]
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/30/terry-pratchett-unfinished-novels-destroyed-streamroller https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/30/terry-pratchet...
- pattisapu 8y agoThat's terrible (to me, as a selfish fan). I'm happy that Max Brod published Kafka's works against his will that they should be incinerated. One never knows.
- Ntrails 8y agoAs a fan I would not want to read anything the author felt was unfinished. Worse, in Pratchetts case, I hate the idea that he would have stopped writing out of fear that part finished things would be released after he died.
- pattisapu 8y agoSketches show the artist, and for that reason alone I would love to read such works. Great point, though, on the potential chilling effect.