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I think it's conceivable Matilda could have been a fan of Austen, but Steinbeck is a very long bow. British children still read mainly British authors and, when
by oska 4y ago
I think it's conceivable Matilda could have been a fan of Austen, but Steinbeck is a very long bow. British children still read mainly British authors and, when taking into account that Dahl is writing from his own experience as a child, that goes more than doubly for the times in which he grew up.
- throwaway049 4y agoSteinbeck was on the English lit syllabus when I went to school in Britain in the 90s.
- pixelesque 4y agoOf Mice and Men... Still remember it more than the Shakespeare we had to do...
- thebigspacefuck 4y agoTortilla Flat was also lit