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>short stories unearthed after his death. Very disappointing Perhaps that is why he never published them?
by hermitcrab 3y ago
>short stories unearthed after his death. Very disappointing
Perhaps that is why he never published them?
- atombender 3y agoHe did. They were published in newspapers in the 1970s, under the pseudonym Patrick Kearns [1]. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/11/a-stroke-of-the-pen-by-terry-pratchett-review-newly-discovered-early-stories https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/11/a-stroke-of-th...
- hermitcrab 3y agoThanks for the clarification. I guess he was still polishing his craft 50 years ago.
- sshine 3y agoAs Neil Gaiman tells, Terry Pratchett had his hard drives steamrolled upon his death to prevent any half-done work from being released.
- mkl 3y agoNot just Neil Gaiman, it was widely reported at the time: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/30/terry-pratchett-unfinished-novels-destroyed-streamroller https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/30/terry-pratchet...