NH: Yeah, like that.
-nalo
On Fri, 16 May 1997, Neil Rest wrote:
> Nalo Hopkinson <bl213@FREENET.TORONTO.ON.CA> wrote:
> >NH: Re British vs. North American children's lit: I'd never thought of
> >it that way before. I believe you're correct; one of the few places
> >where the canons overlap is in kid's fantasy.
>
> I once got into an argument with an Australian friend who was shocked that
> a well-read, cultured person like myself had only read a couple of Somerset
> Maugham's novels and wasn't familiar with his short stories. I pressed her
> to list dome essential authors. When the list reached a dozen I was able
> to point out that she'd named one Frenchman, One Russian, and ten Englishmen.
>
>
> Neil Rest
>
[So I tell my brother about being in the sf bookstores & everywhere
the covers show bronze, blue and gold-skinned aliens and white humans.
"What is that about," I ask him, "that the people of colour are all
aliens?" And he says wryly, "Maybe they're phasing us in."]
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