May 14, 2004
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Young Readers, Old Souls
Why is it that the great children’s book authors are so often so wise? (I’m not sure it’s a property of all great authors; although I could be wrong.)
My allegiance to Phillip Pullman, author of “The Golden Compass,” etc., is well-known.
I’ve never actually read the classic “A Wrinkle in Time.” I know it’s supposed to be great, though, and this interview with Madeleine L’Engle confirms that, true to form, she is brilliant and charming. And, like Pullman, a bit cantankerous.
The interview is pegged to the “Wrinkle in Time” TV movie that aired this week, so it starts like this:
So you’ve seen the movie?
I’ve glimpsed it.And did it meet expectations?
Oh, yes. I expected it to be bad, and it is.
She goes on to talk about the important stuff: God and Harry Potter.
(Link via Scott McCloud’s blog.)
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Did you read the interview with L'Engle in the New Yorker a few weeks ago? Wise she may be, but she also, like many of our most creative writers, seems to be a bit blurry on the line between fantasy and reality, especially when it comes to her own family's history.
Of course, maybe she just likes telling reporters stories. I know I would. :-)
I can't believe you haven't read "A Wrinkle In Time."
I know. It's like I don't have full nerd credentials. "A Wrinkle In Time" always seemed a little dreamy to me, though... almost hallucinatory. Am I wrong?
Yeah, it's been a long time since I've read it, and there' not really much that I remember about it, so I think that sort of fits the "hallucinatory" tag. :-)
Dude, I am trawling your archives looking for a post you wrote about a map in Harry Potter and I find this. Please tell me you've gone on and read some of these? They are fabulous. I started at the second book, A Wind In The Door, and it's great. There's some really imaginative fantasy that comes after in A Swiftly Tilting Planet.
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