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whitereflectionWhile I was cataloging today, I stumbled on a book called Alternative Worlds in Fantasy Fiction, part of the Contemporary Classics of Children's Literature series. And lo and behold, within it is a 36-page article on Terry Pratchett. Pratchett! And it's, while a bit tongue-in-cheek, a scholarly/academic article. :D I love it! Nix, if you're reading this, I'm going to photocopy it for myself, you, and my mother.
And in case anyone questions it being in a children's literature series, that was one point the author of the article was poking at a bit--that while much of Pratchett's work is oriented towards an adult audience, and a few for a juvenile audience, really it all is readable by almost any age. Just how old you are and what you know influences how much you'll get the social commentary and literary references beneath the wit and humor. And who knew that Pyramids parodies the 1857 book Tom Brown's Schooldays? XD I just *love* Pratchett--the man is freaking scary-intelligent, in my opinion. If I only could think and write like him.
*dances about* Ah, the odd little fun bits of my job. XD
And in case anyone questions it being in a children's literature series, that was one point the author of the article was poking at a bit--that while much of Pratchett's work is oriented towards an adult audience, and a few for a juvenile audience, really it all is readable by almost any age. Just how old you are and what you know influences how much you'll get the social commentary and literary references beneath the wit and humor. And who knew that Pyramids parodies the 1857 book Tom Brown's Schooldays? XD I just *love* Pratchett--the man is freaking scary-intelligent, in my opinion. If I only could think and write like him.
*dances about* Ah, the odd little fun bits of my job. XD