Does it bother anyone else how the interviewer chews gum while the author's taking? Does anyone else impute an annoying air of arrogant nonchalance to this action?
Perditio Street Station was one of the most intense and disturbing books I have read in a while---
Marxist Sci Fi writers are not that common (from the fascism of Heinlein, to the free market social Darwinism of Sterling and Gibsom). I guess there has been Dahlgren by Gibson, and various reads by Dick, but China is new and refreshing.
He also writes for the New Left Review on political theory.
Posted by: Dave Ranning | Oct 29, 2007 5:20:14 PM
I believe Iain Banks is left-leaning, though I don't think Marxist. Sterling is "bright green" before anything, and I detect an anti-imperialist theme in some of his work (and his marriage).
Posted by: Sagredo | Oct 30, 2007 3:39:34 AM
Sterling, agreed, paints a less bleak picture than someone like Gibson. My issue with Sterling was that period when writing for Wired he bought into that childish free market techno savior view that Anderson and Wired spew to the public. I agree he has moved on to a Green perspective.
I enjoyed Sterlings early work.
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One of my favourite new authors, in recent years. Quite good at conceptual judo.
Thanks for this.
Posted by: Damien | Oct 25, 2007 2:51:11 PM
OK, I'm in love. Do you think he needs a mother?
Posted by: Elatia Harris | Oct 25, 2007 3:18:56 PM
Does it bother anyone else how the interviewer chews gum while the author's taking? Does anyone else impute an annoying air of arrogant nonchalance to this action?
Posted by: zai | Oct 25, 2007 6:14:29 PM
Perditio Street Station was one of the most intense and disturbing books I have read in a while---
Marxist Sci Fi writers are not that common (from the fascism of Heinlein, to the free market social Darwinism of Sterling and Gibsom). I guess there has been Dahlgren by Gibson, and various reads by Dick, but China is new and refreshing.
He also writes for the New Left Review on political theory.
Posted by: Dave Ranning | Oct 29, 2007 5:20:14 PM
I believe Iain Banks is left-leaning, though I don't think Marxist. Sterling is "bright green" before anything, and I detect an anti-imperialist theme in some of his work (and his marriage).
Posted by: Sagredo | Oct 30, 2007 3:39:34 AM
Sterling, agreed, paints a less bleak picture than someone like Gibson. My issue with Sterling was that period when writing for Wired he bought into that childish free market techno savior view that Anderson and Wired spew to the public. I agree he has moved on to a Green perspective.
I enjoyed Sterlings early work.
Posted by: Dave Ranning | Oct 30, 2007 11:36:26 AM
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