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Science Fiction
Not in the same league as Doris Lessing, but I just finished Andreas Eschbach's "The Carpet Makers" and I wanted to discuss it with you. (For some reason, I can't create topics on your blog, so I have to bring up the topic by way of a reply.) I've had an ongoing interest in the difference between science fiction in English and non-English-language literature. Have you read it? He combines familiar "space opera" and fantasy tropes, yet he produces something very different from the mainstream, very reflective and philosophical. Action matters less than consequences; details are skipped over, assumed, yet there's never a sense that something important was left out. I enjoyed it.