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    Author Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59

    Author Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59

    Scottish author Iain Banks has died two months after announcing he had terminal cancer, his family have said.

    The writer revealed in April he was suffering from terminal gall bladder cancer and was unlikely to live for more than a year.

    He was best known for his novels The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road and Complicity.

    In a statement, his publisher said he was "an irreplaceable part of the literary world".

    Source: BBC News - Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59
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    Re: Author Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59

    Also the author under Iain M. Banks of the acclaimed Culture series in the science fiction genre, and known to millions as a result of those books.
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      Re: Author Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59

      I remember his last interview, he made me smile


      "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride"

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        Re: Author Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59

        59 is too young to die. R.I.P.
        Let your smile change the world but don't let the world change your smile

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          Re: Author Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59

          Yes, Pixie, far too young.

          A very well regarded author, although not to my taste, particularly the sci-fi stuff.
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