Paddy Leigh Fermor is dead.

[chickenfeet2003]

Paddy Leigh Fermor; soldier, adventurer and writer of tremendous gifts has died. Few people get to walk half way across Europe, kidnap a German general, be played by Dirk Bogarde in a movie and write marvellous books. Paddy did. If you haven't read A Time of Gifts go and do so now.

Comments

[blamebrampton]

Oh that is sad news, but if ever one can say 'a life well lived', I think it's safe to trot out for Paddy. I hope that there is an afterlife after all and that he is with Joan again.

[ann1962]

That is so sad. RIP

[shezan]

Oh that is so horribly sad. Only consolation is that he did live a good life.