Richard Feaster (richard@daheshmuseum.org)
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 16:29:52 -0500
> On Sunday, Nov 7 Ron Clinton wrote:
> I seem to remember Charles Williams commiting
suicide by jumping off his
> boat sometime in the late 60's or early 70's. Not
"violent", I suppose,
but
> still not what you would call a "natural
death."
>
> Ron C.
Has Williams' life (and death) ever been written about?
It's not altogether surprising that he killed himself in this
manner since he often had characters in his books jumping off
of boats (see THE SAILCLOTH SHROUD, SCORPION REEF or DEAD
CALM). He wrote with great eloquence about this, in fact, and
seems to have been fascinated with images of bodies
submerging into the crushing depths of the sea. Pretty
intense stuff, especially when read with the knowledge of his
own suicide.
Best,
Richard richard@daheshmuseum.org
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