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Category Archives: Queer Lives
Queer Lives: Gilles Dowek, 1966-2025
The brilliant mathematician and computer scientist, an alumnus of the École Polytechnique, died of cancer in Paris on July 21, 2025, at the age of 58. In 2007, he published a fascinating short book on the history of mathematics: The … Continue reading
Queer Lives : Edmund White, 1940-2025
According to the Guardian, Edmund White, an acclaimed novelist of gay life, « died on Tuesday evening while waiting for an ambulance after experiencing symptoms of a stomach illness. His death was confirmed to the Guardian by his agent, Bill … Continue reading
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Queer Lives : Angelo Rinaldi, 1939-2025
Angelo Rinaldi, the French writer and literary critic, died in Paris on May 7. He will be remembered for his sharp, uncompromising reviews published in L’Express between 1972 and 1998 – a selection of which was recently reissued by the small press … Continue reading
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Queer Lives : Felice Picano, 1944-2025
Felice Picano was an American writer influential in the emergence of post-Stonewall gay literature. He was a member of the so-called Violet Quill Club a group of gay writers that also included Edmund White and Andrew Holleran, the two last surviving … Continue reading
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Queer Lives: Jean-Claude Berchet, 1939-2024
A few days ago in Le Monde‘s obituary pages: Born in Nantua (Jura) in 1939, a former student of the École Normale Supérieure, Jean-Claude Berchet was the editor of the Mémoires d’outre-tombe in the memorable Classiques Garnier collection with its highly recognizable yellow … Continue reading
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Queer Lives: Bruce Bastian, 1948-2024
Bruce Bastian, a Founder of WordPerfect, Is Dead at 76. (New York Times) Bruce Bastian was born into a Mormon family in Idaho. After training as a musician, he studied computer science and then founded a company in partnership with one … Continue reading
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