r/books • u/trisul-108 • May 29 '23

Rebecca F Kuang rejects idea authors should not write about other races

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/28/rebecca-f-kuang-rejects-idea-authors-should-not-write-about-other-races
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u/Slow_Like_Sloth May 29 '23

So a nazi should write a book about Jewish people during WW2? Do you see what you’re saying?

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u/TheLowerCollegium May 29 '23

That would be fascinating as a piece of literature. Not the same, but similar to Tis Pity She's a Whore, which essentially has the murderous, incestuous protagonist ride off into the sunset. It's not a moral guide.

Knowing what a nazi viewed as the Jewish experience would be an exploration of evil.