Discovering Henning Mankell (here) Let me start with a confession: I’m not a habitual reader of police thrillers and murder stories. Like everyone, I’ve read Agatha Christie when I was young, I’ve gone through all the classics from Arthur Conan Doyle to Ngaio Marsh but I’m not a fan, call me a dispassionate reader. Why?…
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Why Science Fiction is Important
This morning Amazon reminded me of what matters in Science Fiction and why it is not useless fantasy but a very serious literary genre that is able to raise deep existential issues and make us think. Here is what I got in my email box: Your Amazon.com Today’s Deals See All Departments Customers who have…