NPR has an audio piece by sf columnist Rick Kleffel. SciFi Themes Invade the Literary World examines how science fiction themes have been slowly creeping into mainstream literature. The piece includes some audio snippets by the likes of Terry Pratchett (the Discworld series) and Susanna Clarke (Jonathan Strange And Mr. Norrel)
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Posted by John DeNardo at Sunday October 09, 2005 at 7:04 PM
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I actually heard this piece this morning on my way to Walmart. The main thrust being that SF is no longer just for geeks, and its making its presence felt in regular fiction, and they gave some examples (Margaret Atwood being one). But of course, the stigma is still there as many authors don't want to describe what they write as being SF. Too bad, as SF can be just as interesting and 'literary' as POF (plain old fiction). It was interesting enough to keep me in the car for the five minutes it took to air...
Posted by jp on Sunday October 09, 2005 at 8:32 PM at 8:32 PM
Ray Bradbury has gone on record as saying that Singin' in the Rain is a science fiction film. When you take the circa 1952 definition of science fiction as a tale having a plot driven by some scientific development.
Posted by Jeff on Monday October 10, 2005 at 6:49 AM at 6:49 AM