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| Author Pratchett has Alzheimer's | Author Pratchett has Alzheimer's |
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| Author Terry Pratchett is suffering from a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease, it has been revealed. | Author Terry Pratchett is suffering from a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease, it has been revealed. |
| In a letter published on the website of artist Paul Kidby, the writer said the condition was behind a "phantom stroke" he had earlier this year. | In a letter published on the website of artist Paul Kidby, the writer said the condition was behind a "phantom stroke" he had earlier this year. |
| Pratchett said his statement should be interpreted as "I am not dead" and that he had taken the news "philosophically" and "possibly with a mild optimism". | Pratchett said his statement should be interpreted as "I am not dead" and that he had taken the news "philosophically" and "possibly with a mild optimism". |
| The Discworld author, 59, has sold more than 55 million books worldwide. | The Discworld author, 59, has sold more than 55 million books worldwide. |
| "I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while," he wrote in a letter headed 'An Embuggerance'. | "I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while," he wrote in a letter headed 'An Embuggerance'. |
| Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful - I think there's time for at least a few more books yet Terry Pratchett | Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful - I think there's time for at least a few more books yet Terry Pratchett |
| "But because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news." | "But because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news." |
| The author said work was continuing on his latest works, Nation and Unseen Academicals, and that there was "time for at least a few more books yet". | The author said work was continuing on his latest works, Nation and Unseen Academicals, and that there was "time for at least a few more books yet". |
| "All other things being equal, I expect to meet most current and, as far as possible, future commitments." | "All other things being equal, I expect to meet most current and, as far as possible, future commitments." |
| "Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful," he continued, saying it was "too soon to tell" if the condition was immediately life-threatening. | "Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful," he continued, saying it was "too soon to tell" if the condition was immediately life-threatening. |
| Parallel universe | Parallel universe |
| "I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as will everybody else. For me, this maybe further off than you think. | "I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as will everybody else. For me, this maybe further off than you think. |
| "I know it's a very human thing to say 'Is there anything I can do?' but in this case I would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry." | "I know it's a very human thing to say 'Is there anything I can do?' but in this case I would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry." |
| Pratchett, whose work has been translated into 27 languages, was made an OBE in 1998 for services to British literature. | Pratchett, whose work has been translated into 27 languages, was made an OBE in 1998 for services to British literature. |
| The Discworld series is set in a parallel universe supported on the backs of four elephants that stand on the shell of a turtle. | |
| Making Money, the 36th novel in the sequence, was published earlier this year. | Making Money, the 36th novel in the sequence, was published earlier this year. |