Scott Westerfeld et Behemoth
Posté : lun. juil. 05, 2010 7:08 am
Scott Westerfeld vient de publier le roman Behemoth aux Etats Unis.
Il est en interview en anglais ici.
Extrait :
"S: Last year you published Leviathan, a YA book set during the events of World War I that has been greatly embraced by an adult readership. A year or two removed from when you finished the book, what has it been like watching it find its rather large niche? Gratifying? Or is the pressure on now for its sequel, Behemoth?
SW: Many old hands in publishing assumed that Leviathan would skew younger than my previous work, because of the illustrations. So I was gratified when my first piece of fan mail came from an Australian officer serving in Afghanistan. As I'd hoped, the mad-scientist beasties and machines work as fantasy for younger readers, but more as fantastical alternate history for adults. I think the gnarly military details help on the adult end too. But the real test will be what the crowds look like as I tour for Behemoth. Younger? Older? Some of both? And maybe more boys than, say, the crowd for an Uglies book. I'm waiting to see."
Il est en interview en anglais ici.
Extrait :
"S: Last year you published Leviathan, a YA book set during the events of World War I that has been greatly embraced by an adult readership. A year or two removed from when you finished the book, what has it been like watching it find its rather large niche? Gratifying? Or is the pressure on now for its sequel, Behemoth?
SW: Many old hands in publishing assumed that Leviathan would skew younger than my previous work, because of the illustrations. So I was gratified when my first piece of fan mail came from an Australian officer serving in Afghanistan. As I'd hoped, the mad-scientist beasties and machines work as fantasy for younger readers, but more as fantastical alternate history for adults. I think the gnarly military details help on the adult end too. But the real test will be what the crowds look like as I tour for Behemoth. Younger? Older? Some of both? And maybe more boys than, say, the crowd for an Uglies book. I'm waiting to see."
