Obituary: Denver Jones (1941-2015)

 

The author of "Calliope's Angels" (1962), "Dreamers" (1969), the insane "In the west we went" (1982), to name just a few, died yesterday at the age of 74 years old from causes unknown. Today three generations of unconditional fans mourn the death of this giant of modern litterature. He was the leader of the east coast 'fivers' movement in the early 60's which put the AAF on their knees for almost a year. In '75 he took the world by surprise by publishing the awesome "A sin for a sin" which tenderly described the life of Bill, Janet, and Mick (I have tears in my eyes writing this) after the seizure of the East Brockston mills. And then "Go for ever!" in '79, the troubling "Inshaka" in '89, and many others... yes... many others... I'll stop this post right here, sorry guys. I think it's time to open that old bottle of whisky which is lying somewhere in the basement. So long old chap, rest in peace.