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It's still staggeringly elitist and unaware to assume that "genuinely" literate people (whatever that means) should not only know of Pratchett but also know his

by hnarn 6y ago

It's still staggeringly elitist and unaware to assume that "genuinely" literate people (whatever that means) should not only know of Pratchett but also know his entire bibliography by heart. While it may come to a shock for English speakers from the UK and the US, not everyone that speaks English are American or British, and may not be primarily interested in literature from those countries.

emteycz 6y ago
Genuinely literate people mostly know Pratchett, it's a extremely well known author consistently topping charts whose books are available in nearly every language of the world, very popular in Russia as well as Finland as well as Czechia and elsewhere. It shocks me (a Czech person) you'd claim otherwise, some of his books are actually required reading here - we read foreign literature just as much as local. It never struck me as elitist, this is pure merit - you're making it about nations but it's just about Pratchett being that good.
- gammalost 6y ago
  Looked up that book on two different online stores in Sweden cdon and bokus. On both of them the book had zero reviews. Are swedish people not literate?
  - emteycz 6y ago
    I am very sure Pratchett is well known even in Sweden. What are the reviews for Romeo and Juliet? And again - not knowing Pratchett doesn't say that one isn't literate. The statement is "most genuinely literate people will know Pratchett". Stop being so defensive for nothing, nobody is attacking your intellect here...
    - gammalost 6y ago
      My bad, meant adlibris not bokus. Bokus has 3 reviews on it. But here's the difference on adlibris. https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/romeo-and-juliet-9780486275574 https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/romeo-and-juliet-97804862755... https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/jingo-9781473200258 https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/jingo-9781473200258
    - gammalost 6y ago
      Besides not really sure how I am being "so defensive"? I made one comment agreeing with somebody
      - emteycz 6y ago
        > Are swedish people not literate? You're turning my statement around and perceive it as if I was suggesting Swedish people are not literate. That's not what I'm saying yet you're defending the Swedes.
        gammalost 6y ago
        You made a broad statement and I used it to ask a broad question
  - Grustaf 6y ago
    How many books at all have reviews on Bokus? Never seen any. Not that I’d want to put Pratchett in the literary canon, just making a point about Bokus.
    - gammalost 6y ago
      Yeah bokus is kind of weird. I meant adlibris, my bad
jmmcd 6y ago
> It's still staggeringly elitist and unaware to assume that "genuinely" literate people (whatever that means) should not only know of Pratchett The comment you're referring to didn't say that, or suggest it. So this is one red flag for your "genuine" literacy :)

by hnarn 6y ago

emteycz 6y ago

Genuinely literate people mostly know Pratchett, it's a extremely well known author consistently topping charts whose books are available in nearly every language of the world, very popular in Russia as well as Finland as well as Czechia and elsewhere. It shocks me (a Czech person) you'd claim otherwise, some of his books are actually required reading here - we read foreign literature just as much as local. It never struck me as elitist, this is pure merit - you're making it about nations but it's just about Pratchett being that good.

gammalost 6y ago
Looked up that book on two different online stores in Sweden cdon and bokus. On both of them the book had zero reviews. Are swedish people not literate?
- emteycz 6y ago
  I am very sure Pratchett is well known even in Sweden. What are the reviews for Romeo and Juliet? And again - not knowing Pratchett doesn't say that one isn't literate. The statement is "most genuinely literate people will know Pratchett". Stop being so defensive for nothing, nobody is attacking your intellect here...
  - gammalost 6y ago
    My bad, meant adlibris not bokus. Bokus has 3 reviews on it. But here's the difference on adlibris. https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/romeo-and-juliet-9780486275574 https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/romeo-and-juliet-97804862755... https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/jingo-9781473200258 https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/jingo-9781473200258
  - gammalost 6y ago
    Besides not really sure how I am being "so defensive"? I made one comment agreeing with somebody
    - emteycz 6y ago
      > Are swedish people not literate? You're turning my statement around and perceive it as if I was suggesting Swedish people are not literate. That's not what I'm saying yet you're defending the Swedes.
      - gammalost 6y ago
        You made a broad statement and I used it to ask a broad question
- Grustaf 6y ago
  How many books at all have reviews on Bokus? Never seen any. Not that I’d want to put Pratchett in the literary canon, just making a point about Bokus.
  - gammalost 6y ago
    Yeah bokus is kind of weird. I meant adlibris, my bad

jmmcd 6y ago

> It's still staggeringly elitist and unaware to assume that "genuinely" literate people (whatever that means) should not only know of Pratchett The comment you're referring to didn't say that, or suggest it. So this is one red flag for your "genuine" literacy :)