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From: K.T. Horning <horning_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:54:26 -0500
Thanks, everyone, for the recommendations.
The most recent message from Monica sparked a question in my mind I'd like to throw out to the group. She noted that the book was set in an
"unnamed Middle Eastern country" and I am wondering how people feel about this. We sometimes see it in children's and YA books, especially books set in unnamed countries in Africa and, sometimes, Latin America.
(I can't think of a book I've seen set in an unnamed European country.)
With respect to the Middle East, what does this mean? Seemi Aziz reminded us last week that there is no one Middle Eastern culture, so: is the suggestion with this book that Middle Eastern countries are interchangeable, or is the author unwilling to name a specific country for political reasons? (I haven't read the book Monica mentioned; perhaps she or someone else who has can answer about this specific book). I'd be especially interested to hear from people who are knowledgeable about Middle Eastern cultures what it means for a book to be set in an unnamed country in the Middle East.
--KT
On 8/12/2014 10:11 AM, Monica Edinger wrote:
> Another adult book with teen appeal is G. Willow Wilson's /Ali the
> Unseen/. Set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country, it is a thriller
> involving folklore, the Koran, a crazy computer virus, and
> otherworldly beings such as the Arab-Indian-hacker protagonist's guide
> to the otherworlds,Vikram the Vampire.
>
> Monica
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:54:26 -0500
Thanks, everyone, for the recommendations.
The most recent message from Monica sparked a question in my mind I'd like to throw out to the group. She noted that the book was set in an
"unnamed Middle Eastern country" and I am wondering how people feel about this. We sometimes see it in children's and YA books, especially books set in unnamed countries in Africa and, sometimes, Latin America.
(I can't think of a book I've seen set in an unnamed European country.)
With respect to the Middle East, what does this mean? Seemi Aziz reminded us last week that there is no one Middle Eastern culture, so: is the suggestion with this book that Middle Eastern countries are interchangeable, or is the author unwilling to name a specific country for political reasons? (I haven't read the book Monica mentioned; perhaps she or someone else who has can answer about this specific book). I'd be especially interested to hear from people who are knowledgeable about Middle Eastern cultures what it means for a book to be set in an unnamed country in the Middle East.
--KT
On 8/12/2014 10:11 AM, Monica Edinger wrote:
> Another adult book with teen appeal is G. Willow Wilson's /Ali the
> Unseen/. Set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country, it is a thriller
> involving folklore, the Koran, a crazy computer virus, and
> otherworldly beings such as the Arab-Indian-hacker protagonist's guide
> to the otherworlds,Vikram the Vampire.
>
> Monica
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