Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 15:41:03 -0500 (EST)
From: "Bryan A. Alexander" <bnalexan-AT-umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Iain Banks' Culture novels


Yes, we have some fans out here.  Have you read the novella "State of the 
Art"?  It's pretty specific about Banks' politics.
	Some of my British friends opine that the Culture is supposed to 
be a parody of the US.  Maybe both projects are at work here...



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On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, Steve Wright wrote:

> Apropos of nothing: are there any other fans of Iain Banks' Culture novels
> on this list apart from Brian, Nick and myself? I gather a new one is in
> the pipeline.
> 
> I've long thought that Banks' work represent a particularly fine form of
> communist sci-fi - witty, action-packed, yet prepared to face up to moral
> ambiguities - but one doesn't bump into Banks enthusiasts everyday,
> unfortunately.
> 
> When I get my act together (ha!), I will have an interview a colleague and
> I did with him a few years ago transcribed.
> 
> I left Hobo a copy of _Use of Weapons_ last time I was in Padova - but as
> to whether he read it, who can say?
> 
> If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you may like to check out the
> following web site:
> 
> http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/~u9323899/cs/shock.html
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
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