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RIP, Oscar Hijuelos

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TheSportsPredictor, Oct 14, 2013.

  1. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Pulitzer Prize winner collapsed and died while playing tennis:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/books/oscar-hijuelos-cuban-american-writer-who-won-pulitzer-dies-at-62.html?_r=0
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Oct 14, 2013
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  2. britwrit

    britwrit Well-Known Member

    So sad. "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love" was one of those books that I read and reread in college.

    Maybe one way we can honor him is to realize how transient the wonderful things in life are and treasure them while they last.
     
    britwrit, Oct 14, 2013
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