Robin wrote, in response to Petra--
>You do have an interesting point about the bulk of sf being written in the
>'western world.' I know I've read some sf translated from Russian but
>other than that I at least am ignorant about whether much sf, in any
>guise, is being written in other languages. An earlier thread discussed
>Magical Realism, a latin american genre whose 'fatastical' qualities
>relate in some ways with sf & f. Are other people aware of sf written in
>other languages or other genres or traditions that bear some relation to
>sf from non-english cultures?
>
I think I remember a collection of Japanese sf that came out --gee, a while
ago, perhaps 5-6 yrs? Interesting, and *quite* different stuff. Perhaps
someone more detail-oriented (or smarter) can remember the title/editor,
sorry...
Since I study Francophone sf, I'm always on the lookout for non-Western
stuff. The magical realism sometimes qualifies (depending on how related or
not it is to religion, most of the time); but I don't have access to a lot
of African literature (being in a small, mid-western US town =/ ) -- I'd
like to imagine, however, that some of it might qualify as well, and would
love to explore it more. (gotta write them grant proposals to get to a
French-speaking country...)
Heather
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hmaclean@kent.edu
http://kent.edu/~hmaclean/
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