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Of course it's relevant to how it's seen today. French culture nurtured the author, a French publisher published it, and France didn't ban it while other countr
by rorytbyrne 7mo ago
Of course it's relevant to how it's seen today. French culture nurtured the author, a French publisher published it, and France didn't ban it while other countries did. This is all evidence that the book was well-liked in France when it was published, and there's no reason to think that would change over time.
If anything, it's surprising that English-speaking countries like it so much.
- onli 7mo agoI disagree, those aren't relevant factors. Just based on those facts it's possible there was one sponsor in France who published the book and then it bombed, never to be read by a significant amount of the public. That it wasn't banned is normal in a free society, but also says nothing about its popularity.
- mmooss 7mo agoAnything is possible, but the facts make some things more likely, especially combined with the book's later popularity in France.