Tony Judt

Jamie Doward “Historian Tony Judt dies aged 62” http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/07/historian-tony-judt-dies
WILLIAM GRIMES “Tony Judt, Chronicler of History, Is Dead at 62” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/books/08judt.html
Geoffrey Wheatcroft “Tony Judt obituary” http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/08/tony-judt-obituary
Saul Goldberg “Tony Judt: the captivating wit and intellect of my friend and teacher” http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/07/tony-judt-eulogy-saul-goldberg


石剣峰「人文学術界的“霍金”托尼・朱特去世」(『東方早報』2010年8月9日)にて最初に知る。
筋萎縮性側索硬化症(ALS、通称「ルー・ゲーリッグ病」)を患っていた思想史家のTony Judt氏がマンハッタンにて逝去。享年62歳。エドワード・サイードのときもそうだったけれど、難病と闘っていたとはいえ、62歳とは若すぎないか。
『ガーディアン』のJamie Dowardの記事から、


Not that he appeared to care what others thought. "I'm regarded outside New York University as a looney tunes leftie, self-hating Jewish communist; inside the university, I'm regarded as a typical, old-fashioned, white male liberal elitist," he said recently. "I like that. I'm on the edge of both, it makes me feel comfortable."
という部分を切り取っておく。