In The Guardian Ahdaf Soueif makes that familiar ugly argument, In times of crisis, fiction has to take a back seat -- almost as popular a topic for opinion pieces as arguing that the best art arises out of crisis and turmoil .....
Sure, her argument isn't quite so simplistic, but I still take issue with many of her claims. (Of course, I think nothing (well, little ...) is as important as fiction in the first place .....)
Sure, her argument isn't quite so simplistic, but I still take issue with many of her claims. (Of course, I think nothing (well, little ...) is as important as fiction in the first place .....)