Of course, if the past is rewritable, the Party’s place in it, and in China’s present and future, is more arbitrary than inevitable. My own experience is that while the Party has relaxed regarding SF & Fantasy, it still censors alternative history SF. The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth.ĭamien – The relationship between literary fiction and sci-fi has been discussed a lot recently, including a fascinating dialogue between Kazuo Ishiguro and Neil Gaiman.ĭavid – Gosh that was an interesting article – one of the most ideas-buzzing conversations about genre I’ve ever read, don’t you think? I was fascinated by NG’s anecdote about China.
Good to meet you, and thanks for your interest in my work. I’d like to ask you a few questions about this.ĭavid – Cheers Damien.
I think many fans see parallels between the metaphysical ideas in your writing, and common ideas in genre fiction. Sci-fi and fantasy fiction have a huge and very dedicated fanbase, who over the years have come to love your work.
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