A review of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell in the Hindustan Times claims that Jane Austen has come back to life as Susanna Clarke. The reviewer isn’t especially fond of the book, though. We presume the first few paragraphs are meant to be ironic. We hope they are.
Alert AustenBlog reader Jennifer writes to tell us of an article in the Orlando Sentinel about the popularity of Jane Austen in modern popular culture–which is, of course, what AustenBlog is all about. Thanks for the heads-up, Jennifer!
This article was originally published in the Washington Post back in August, and we posted about it then, but we have many new readers here at AustenBlog who may have missed it, so we are posting the new link as a reminder. (The original article at the WaPo is slightly longer.)
Alert Janeite Mari Carmen writes to tell us that an excerpt of Martin Amis’ script for NORTHANGER ABBEY has been published in the most recent number of Granta, a British literary magazine. The excerpt is not available online, but we managed to get our sweaty little paws languid white ladylike hands on a copy. Copyright considerations forbid us from reproducing it in its entirety, but we think fair use will allow a detailed critique. In short: it isn’t bad, but as the Editrix is the Self-Appointed World’s Leading Expert on Northanger Abbey in general and Henry Tilney in particular, we have some concerns. (more…)
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