tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post7941555586153897968..comments2024-01-17T01:33:01.361-08:00Comments on Staffer's Book Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - N.K. JemisinJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18030992882575439420noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-37010808021119661822011-05-25T11:09:48.909-07:002011-05-25T11:09:48.909-07:00VanderMeer is really a different animal than Mievi...VanderMeer is really a different animal than Mieville though they often fall into the same label of 'weird fic'. You should definately check out his stuff.<br /><br /><br />I've not read any Donaldson and not much of Glen Cook. But I imagine they do fall into more of a modernist category. (for that matter, Michael Moorcock probably does as well). As much of Erikson says he admires the work of Cook and Donaldson, I would bet that a large part of the 'post-modern' in his work is a response to the 'modern' in Cook and Donaldson.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-37873059108824664052011-05-25T11:03:47.713-07:002011-05-25T11:03:47.713-07:00Thanks for the reply.
I'm just as far from ex...Thanks for the reply.<br /><br />I'm just as far from expert as you and to be honest I've been totally removed from the post-modern genre since the early 2000's when I was cutting my teeth on DeLillo, Amis, etc. I'm sure my concepts are woefully outdated. <br /><br />That said, I'm not sure it's relevant to compare what Erikson (good catch, thanks - stupid autocorrect) is doing to what has been done outside the genre. I only mentioned the mainstream movement to get some context for the comparison we're attempting to make.<br /><br />Interestingly, and I haven't read him, but I wonder if Donaldson's Thomas Convenant series published as far back as the 70's could be considered modernist?<br /><br />VanderMeer has been on my list for a while. I've sort of assumed he's in the Mieville category for weirdfic. I'll definitely check him out.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030992882575439420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-57725378176409798132011-05-25T10:54:00.205-07:002011-05-25T10:54:00.205-07:00Justin,
Interesting thoughts, and I'm far fr...Justin, <br /><br />Interesting thoughts, and I'm far from an expert on any literature trends, much less post-modernism. I think you get it just right that fantasy as a genre has only really entered a modernist period (though some writers were there a decade or two ago) while much of it still remains in a romatic period. And yes, I was definately calling Malazan post-modern as it relates within the fantasy genre rather than to literature and society as a whole.<br /><br />I'm curious, have you read the likes of Jeff VanderMeer and his ilk? I think there are some definate post-modern ideas reflected in his ideas and many others that write in areas of the 'new weird' and 'literary fantasy' (though those labels are generally discouraged). <br /><br />I also think that much of what is called magical realism and ubsurdist fiction (which is very often fantasy at its core) falls into a post-modern style, though I think in general that is not really a goal of it. Haruki Murakami comes to mind.<br /><br />Also, Steven Erikson spells his name differently than you have it in the article.<br /><br />Excellent and interesting post!Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.com