Madeliene L'Engle Dies

[Progo35]

:'(

http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=274750&GT1=7701&mpc=2

This news makes me sad. I LOVE this woman's work and always hoped to meet her someday. I guess I'll have to wait till I get to heaven! It's sad that she won't be writing any more stories. She is truly one of the best authors of the 20th century.

[u-dog]

:'(

http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=274750&GT1=7701&mpc=2

This news makes me sad. I LOVE this woman's work and always hoped to meet her someday. I guess I'll have to wait till I get to heaven! It's sad that she won't be writing any more stories. She is truly one of the best authors of the 20th century.

I totally agree! she gave me much pleasure as a young person and then I had the pleasure of introducing her work to my own kids. I look forward to introducing her to my grandchildren as well! She was an example of what a REAL Christian author can be. The gospel infused every one of her novels but she was never preachy or exclusive. She was also an ally to GLBT people. the world already misses her.

[tpdncr4christ]

that is terribly sad... :'(:'(:'(

[Daniel]

Madeleine L’Engle, Children’s Writer, Is Dead

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/books/07cnd-lengle.html?em&ex=1189310400&en=1bbe0df872fe682c&ei=5087%0A


I met her twice.

The first time, L'Engle was invited to come and speak at Evangel by a professor in the biblical studies department. She seemed very avant-garde in her purple attire and jewelry, which I thought was wonderful. Though I was horrified that the conservative contingent criticized her apparent universalism- among other things. I remember going up and telling her how much I loved her book, A Wrinkle in Time. I read everything she wrote after that. And as she referenced Charles Williams in her talk (a British writer- one the Inklings), I proceeded to read everything he wrote (if you haven't read All Hallow's Eve, a supernatural thriller, you are missing something!)

Fast forward 25 years.

I had sung an Evensong service at St. John the Divine, and there she was, sitting near the choir. Her face bright and inquisitive. I introduced myself and she fairly flirted in a sly and girlish manner ("my.....aren't you handsome"), which made me blush and laugh. We talked about her visit to Evangel, which she remembered. She seemed, if anything, to glow from within. I had read that she was the unoffical librarian of the cathedral, but didn't think I'd ever see her there.

What she often talked about in interviews (re writing), the inner or subconscious taking the lead, makes a great deal of sense. It's as if characters, whether on the stage or in a book, take on a life of their own if you let them. And I feel as though I owe her a great deal: her writing brought faith to life in a way that I had never encountered before. She invokes the numinous.

[elcharrom]

Thats so sad, I dont know If Id be able to handle my son dying before me :'(

[tdogg]

Wow Daniel. While I barely knew of her (an old work friend was a huge fan, the extent of my knowledge), your poignant words make me want to read the book you recommend. I may have to check it out of the library.

Thanks for sharing, sad news but a wonderful encounter! :love:

[RedneckDyke]

Her books are great. I remember reading Wrinkle in Time and having nightmares about the giant brain "IT".

[Progo35]

Her books so wonderfully characterized the battle between self respect and self degredation, love and tokinism, and despair vs. hope. She created a world where different people had a special place in the world and a connection with God. She was always a great comfort to me growing up.

[Pablo Rafael]

What a wonderful thing it is to be able to celebrate the life and work of a great Christian woman who made a positive impact in the world. I love all that she has written and was inspired by her faith. She will be missed here on earth but she leaves a valuable legacy.

Tu Amigo, Pablo

[BrentRichards]

What a tremendous loss! What an incredible woman! There is a movie version of Wrinkle in Time available on DVD ... it's mostly pretty awful (IMHO) but worth renting solely for the special features interview with Madeliene.

[Progo35]

I actually HAVE that DVD...I agree, it pretty much sucks...except for the soundtrack and the scene where Meg is walking in the snow with Aunt Beast's narration over her and the scene where she gets laughed at for crying at school...I felt like they were closer to Madaliene's intentions for the book-but the brain part, especially, stunk and the messages were stated out loud to make it easy for little kids to understand. I wish that someone would make a really good, high quality movie of A Wrinkle in Time and her other books, like people have done with the Lord of the Rings series.

[animejunkie]

I loved her books , The Time Quartet has always been a favorite of mine along with LOTRs, Narnia, and Harry Potter, they allowed me to journey off from my stressful life. They brought me so much comfort and great messages. I can not believe we have lost such an awesome woman. I love all her works. RIP Madeleine L'engle!

[u-dog]

I loved her books , The Time Quartet has always been a favorite of mine along with LOTRs, Narnia, and Harry Potter, they allowed me to journey off from my stressful life. They brought me so much comfort and great messages. I can not believe we have lost such an awesome woman. I love all her works. RIP Madeleine L'engle!


Man! I wish I could introduce you to my sons! they grew up on all those same authors. ALso they (we) are big Star Trek/Star wars/ stargate/Dr Who fans! They are also Christians. Unfortunately... they're also all straight boys. sorry! :rolleyes:

[Gregory_de_Bois]

I love Madeleine L'Engle. The Genesis Trilogy was a huge comfort to me this summer. My humanities teacher is in love with C.S. Lewis and calls him Jack, so I call Madeleine, my Madi. A few weeks ago I suddenly became extremely depressed, I felt as if I had been torn in two and thrown to the dogs. Nothing made sense to me, I wanted to just run away and live in solitude for a while. A few days later, a very close friend told me that my Madi had died just a few days earlier, and everything seemed to make sense. I thoroughly believe that my soul knew that Madeleine had gone to Jesus, and it was sad to have lost that soul; it was only later that I realized why I was so depressed. I had grown close to her through her books. I can't wait to sit down with her, CS Lewis, Tolkien, Barth, Kierkegaard, Chesterton, and a whole plethora of others in Heaven, it will be amazing.