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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Material advance #53876 01/25/02 08:58 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 I am delighted to see that Philip Pullman is now getting the recognition he so richly deserves. His Dark Materials trilogy IMNAAHO knocks all the Harry Potter stuff into a cocked hat. Author Philip Pullman's trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, could be turned into a stage play in London. The director of London's National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner, is in "advanced negotiations" to buy the stage rights to the books, which have been widely acclaimed and sold millions of copies around the world. Mr Pullman was the first children's author to win the prestigious £30,000 Whitbread Prize when judges declared The Amber Spyglass, the final book in the trilogy, the best book of the year. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/arts/newsid_1782000/1782187.stm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Material advance #53877 01/25/02 09:28 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Thank you for that, Mav. We sell the books but I'd never thought about reading them. Speaking of great kiddy lit, are you (is anyone) familiar with Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events? He's so good he's been banned in some US Bible-belt school systems. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Material advance #53878 01/25/02 10:39 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Speaking of great kiddy lit, are you (is anyone And I suppose pages torn out of kid's books, screwed up and put in a large carton in the corner is considered kiddy litter? The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Material advance #53879 01/26/02 01:25 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 He's so good he's been banned in some US Bible-belt school systems. What on earth do you mean AnnaS? They keep the kids from reading his books? What are they about? Since you say he's so good I am assuming he is not advocating racism or anything like that. Très odd, can you explain further. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Material advance #53880 01/26/02 01:44 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 If I may be allowed to extrapolate for my enigmatic friend I think she meant "They're all plumb crazy and wrong-headed in the bible belt so if they disagree with something (eg, Darwin, spherical earth, or any other Commie infiltrations of the American Way), then ipso facto it must command our attention!" and thanks E - I shall be pleased to look it up. and btw, if anyone is tempted to dismiss Pullman because of the youth tag, don't. He is the most deeply intelligent and philosophically insightful person I have ever heard speak about their own work. His themes are massive and intricate at the same time; after reading him you may understand my reservation about Harry Potter being essentailly Bunter on Broomsticks - I know for sure which will still be around in 100 years. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Material advance #53881 01/26/02 02:09 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "He's so good he's been banned in some US Bible-belt school systems." I remember a cartoon in New Yorker almost sixty years ago, showing a writer waving a telegram to his firiends, and shouting "I'm a success, my book's been banned in Boston!" But that meant there was explicit sex (1930 version). Books banned in Kansas cannot make that claim. Just acceptance of evolution. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Book burning #53882 01/26/02 01:09 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York bel, I think Mav and Dr Bill pretty much summed it up, but yes, I was being a little sarcastic there. Some US school systems have banned the Harry Potter books, for example, because they "teach Satan worship." I figure if a book is banned, for whatever reason, it's worth looking into. My favorite banned book, for all the inherent irony, is Fahrenheit 451. I've been googling around for a good banned books site, but haven't found one yet. There are so many of them! This I think is supposed to be the official one, but some of its links are broken. Can anyone find a comprehensive list on line? http://www.ala.org/bbooks/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Best Banned Book Site, By Golly #53883 01/26/02 05:45 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean This looks like a job for Dr. Bill! Polish up your trusty magnifier and start your search engine, you are now officially a man with a mission! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Book burning #53884 01/26/02 07:10 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago This was thrown around awhile back, yet, not very comprehesive: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html My favorite banned book, for all the inherent irony, is Fahrenheit 451. 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