Monday, August 30, 2004
The Observer has a great article on the status of non-fiction authors and demonstrates how works by fiction authors are not as highly sought as works by non-fiction authors.
The logic behind non-fiction promotions is laid bare by a new series from Penguin of classic titles, entitled Great Ideas, for which it has high hopes. The emphasis, however, is a slightly peculiar one, which tells one a lot about the predominance of non-fiction. It includes Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, Thomas a Kempis's The Inner Life, Schopenhauer's On the Suffering of the World and Nietzsche's Why I Am So Wise. (Link via ArtsJournal.)
9:55:00 AM
|
|
