Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 17:57:14 +1000
From: sjwright-AT-vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (Steve Wright)
Subject: Iain Banks' Culture novels


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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