Sad tidings

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/brian-friel-a-life-in-pictures-1.2376000

Dear Charlie,
I could be speaking of yesterday's rugby as I know you're a big fan and have undoubtedly been following the World Cup but actually my mourning today is literary rather than sporty.

I read yesterday that Brian Friel had passed away.
I knew he was old and sick but I've still felt quite a pang when I found out about it and I imagine the Terminale students will too. Translations has been much on our mind lately.
Many obituaries were written. Here are a few
obituary 1
obituary 2
obituary 3
obituary 4
tributes
I am usually quite happy to see what we're studying appear in the news ( Showing it's not just stuffy, old, boring books) but today I feel quite sad.
I guess the best homage we could do to this great man is to go back to Translations  and go on studying it.
Here's a quote I find fitting
"Say anything at all - I love the sound of your speech."
RIP Brian Friel

Here's the message I 've just received from Sean Beattie, a historian of Donegal, close friend of Brian Friel which I found very touching and wanted to share with you:

I was at the funeral in Glenties (re-christened Ballybeg for the day) and joined the family afterwards in the Highland Hotel, GLenties. It was  a moving ceremony and very simple  as he wanted. I also met his wife Anne, son David and daughter Sally who is  a teacher in Dublin. Tom Paulin, poet and Tom Kilroy  playwright both spoke at  graveside and a Derry based opera singer sang OFT IN THE STILLY NIGHT   and a requiem from DIDO AND AENEAS. Moving but sad. Brian loved music. There were no flowers and the house was private for family only.

Mrs. C.