Brits can't hack it - official!

[rich]

I started one of Mosley's novels--I remember them being highly celebral but
not very rich character or situation-wise. sorta like Joseph McElroy in some
strange way. it's like the theories are the characters. in any case not for
me

rich


On 8/22/06, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Lazy me, still can't get down to some books waiting for me on the big
> mahogany shelf prepared specially for future reads. Among these books is
> one
> by the British author Nicholas Mosley called 'Hopeful Monsters", from what
> I've heard it's one of those complex novels that combine scientific ideas
> with literary mastery. Anyone read it?
>
>
> >From: "Paul Nightingale" <isread at btopenworld.com>
> >To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> >Subject: Re: Brits can't hack it - official!
> >Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:29:19 +0100
> >
> >McEwan and Ishiguro are probably still the 'most famous' graduates of
> >Bradbury's UEA course. If anything has changed since the time of the
> >interview (1990) it's the greater presence of creative writing courses in
> >British universities (UEA was a pioneer, and Bradbury should be given
> >credit
> >for that). Nonetheless the Brits are still suspicious (and I don't know
> if
> >I'm reading that into the interview or not); they tend to think 'real'
> >writers don't have to be taught, and one reason why TRP et al are less
> >popular here is that such writing can be denounced as affected (and I've
> >heard the same said of Ulysses). Having said that, of course, Ishiguro
> >yokes
> >Britain and the rest of Europe together in their reluctance to run
> creative
> >writing courses (I've no idea how the rest of Europe has moved on since
> >1990); whereas, from the pov of British realism, the European novel might
> >also be thought affected.
> >
> >
> >
>
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