The Washington Post - Russell Hoban, author of ‘Riddley Walker,’ dies at 86, Dec 16, 2011

"Russell Hoban, an inventive American author who penned tender picture books about a badger named Frances before writing “Riddley Walker,” an acclaimed novel about a post-apocalyptic world, died Dec. 13 in his adopted home town of London. He was 86.
He was admitted to a hospital for congestive heart failure, but the exact cause of death has not been determined, his daughter Phoebe Hoban said Thursday.

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