AyG
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Post by AyG on Sept 10, 2015 10:21:09 GMT 7
A few months ago I heard on the wireless of a thought-provoking short story (I think, might have been a novel) about a city where everybody was happy at the expense of a child who was permanently locked in a cell. I think the author may have been Doris Lessing. Does anyone know what the work's called and who the author actually is? I'd like to read it.
Thanks
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Post by Fletchsmile on Sept 25, 2015 16:36:29 GMT 7
I believe it's The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula Le Guin, and is a short story. Not read it myself but I believe one of the authors that influenced her was the Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges who wrote some great stuff which I studied years back and really enjoyed. If that sort of concept appeals you might like Borges' Ficciones, the English translations of his works are reasonable, and Fictions is well known. I recently bought a copy of Labyrinths while in UK as I lent my copy to someone a few years back and they lost it. There's a lot of the same short stories in each book. I came across it while looking for something else so bought it with the intention to reread. Cheers Fletch  |
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Post by AyG on Oct 2, 2015 14:16:11 GMT 7
Spot on. Thanks. An interesting (if rather short) read.
Can't say I'm familiar with Borges' works (or, for that matter the works of any Argentinian author). Will seek him out.
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