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justice_turtle2012-10-05 01:00 am
Newbery Medal: Shen of the Sea, Chinese Stories for Children (Arthur Bowie Chrisman)
Hrum. Wikipedia assures me that the short-stories in this book are the original creations of Mr Arthur Bowie Chrisman, a Virginia native, but the back cover is trying extremely hard to convince me - without saying it flat out - that they are traditional Chinese folktales. I am Well Dubious. Granted, Mr Chrisman probably wasn't responsible for the back cover, as this looks like... yes, it is a reprint. 1968. O_O [ETA: He actually was responsible for the back cover - it's from an interview he gave. :P]
The thing is, being a pasty white person of whiteness, I am not really very familiar with what is offensive when writing about other cultures. But I suspect this book crosses the line.
( Onward and, um, throughward! ;P Lots of racism under here... WARNING for implied domestic violence and blatant misogyny, too. )... and now I am done with this book, even though there are thirteen more stories and 150 more pages.
The thing is, being a pasty white person of whiteness, I am not really very familiar with what is offensive when writing about other cultures. But I suspect this book crosses the line.
( Onward and, um, throughward! ;P Lots of racism under here... WARNING for implied domestic violence and blatant misogyny, too. )... and now I am done with this book, even though there are thirteen more stories and 150 more pages.