Comments on: INTERVIEW: Lauren Beukes on South African Culture, Writing About Race, and Genre http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/05/interview_lauren_beukes_on_south_african_culture_writing_about_race_and_genre/ A science fiction blog featuring science fiction book reviews and with frequent ramblings on fantasy, computers and the web. Sat, 25 May 2013 12:37:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: KS "Kaz" Augustin http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/05/interview_lauren_beukes_on_south_african_culture_writing_about_race_and_genre/#comment-92633 KS "Kaz" Augustin Thu, 12 May 2011 02:01:33 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/05/interview_lauren_beukes_on_south_african_culture_writing_about_race_and_genre/#comment-92633 No-one would ask a British novelist, why didn’t you bring in the council estates? Why didn’t you deal with the immigration issue?

Not true. That’s exactly what I’d ask a British novelist, especially knowing that those issues are causing fissures in British society. Similarly, I’d ask a Malaysian novelist about the NEP; I’d ask a Singaporean novelist about the HDB heartland; and I’d ask a US novelist about the effects of the multiple wars on mainstream society and their expectations. These are precisely the questions SF fans should ask and should expect to be answered, or at least mentioned, in such settings.

 

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