Amen. But, Colson's masterpiece is one that will take decades, if not generations to be recognized for its genius. Even then, it's audience will be small until humanity evolves to a higher level of consciousness.
--- Carole McDonnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And forgetting the white audience of America for > amount, we still > have to figure out how to get the black reading > public to read more > SF. > > I read Colson Whitehead's The Intuitionist. I know > of few black folks > who read it. > > -C > > --- In [email protected], "belsidus2000" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <<Ah but that is not what you posited at first. > You asked whether > or > > not her image pushed those books--you are > confusing issues. We are > > not talking about a black writer writing Homey > Potter, but a black > > writer writing Harry Potter. > > > > Yes I think the books still would have been hits. > > > > Frank Yerby was a best seller for years back in > the 40's and 50's. > > Wrote historical novels with no blacks in them. > > > > Phantom Lady by Matt Baker was a successful comic. > Only thing black > > was him touching it. > > > > Chris > > > > --- In [email protected], Addams > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Absolutely I jest. The point is that the "next > level" > > > has as much to do with the market as with the > talent. > > > Would Homey Potter (see The Coyote Kings or > Rainbow > > > Round My Shoulder) have sold a thousand copies? > And > > > don't tell me it's all about the quality of the > > > writing. Surely there are Black writers as > talented as > > > JK who haven't become billionaires. Or maybe > they just > > > need Doubleday to create a faux griot persona > who is > > > off the grid to hype the sales: > > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/27/business/media/27traveler.html > > > > > > David > > > > > > --- belsidus2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > <<Surely you jest. How many gazillion copies > have > > > > her books sold to > > > > date? She should milk it till it runs > dry--and > > > > judging from the way > > > > Spillaine milked Mike Hammer, Burroughs milked > > > > Tarzan, Agatha Christie > > > > milked her warhorses, she ain't sweatin' it. > > > > > > > > Chris Hayden > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Addams > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > So the real question is: in order for JK to > go to > > > > the > > > > > "next level", should she desegregate her > fantasy > > > > world > > > > > or is "realism" only required of Black > writers? > > > > > > > > > > --- sancochojo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe Digest Mode: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
