и в частности
11:33 | 09-11-2009 | Literature | 2 Comments
вот, кстати, старое интервью Нила Стивенсона (в том числе и как раз о том же).
а здесь снова Ким Стэнли Робинсон, тоже очень хороший:
Terry Bisson: Science fiction writers are always complaining about the state of publishing. What do you think would be the proper role of science fiction in a proper publishing world? Would there be genres or categories at all?
Kim Stanley Robinson: I don’t know! That’s a real alternative history. If there were no genres or categories, people might be more open to trying new things. That would be good. I’d love to try it. But it’s not the world we have. Going forward from now, I guess I think every science fiction section in every bookstore should have a sign saying “Science Fiction—You Live Here, Why Not Read About It?” or “Science Fiction, the Most Real Part of This Store” or something like that. Something to remind people of reality, which is that we are all stuck in a big SF novel now, and there’s no escape; might as well accept it and dive in.
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