Why has this book (and this book only) defied the storytelling conventions of the age, which are overwhelmingly oral?
Farstrider's book is popular because it's obviously easy to read, and because it's all about exotic and mysterious lands and cultures, in an era where people still can't travel very far from their home, unless they're merchants or adventurers. SImilar travel accounts were extremely popular (in both senses) in early modern Europe just the same way.
but the fact that it is everywhere may even reply that it is a trendy, recent publication (the book that everyone has to get their hands on/be seen reading).
"Travels of Jain Farstrider" demonstrates an interesting real world principle...
- 14/04/2011 03:42:23 AM
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That book baffles me
- 14/04/2011 12:36:37 PM
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The Travels is not fiction actually. It's more along the lines of a documentary
- 14/04/2011 02:03:54 PM
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Re: That book baffles me
- 14/04/2011 03:28:00 PM
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not just that....
- 18/04/2011 04:59:04 PM
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Egwene's non reaction could as easily be from her knowing Rand well enough to not be surprised
- 14/04/2011 02:07:24 PM
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Re: Egwene's non reaction could as easily be from her knowing Rand well enough to not be surprised
- 14/04/2011 02:45:04 PM
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On Naming Things
- 26/05/2011 05:30:42 AM
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Uh, yeah! My car is a PT Cruiser and I call her Petunia. What's weird about that? Huh??? *NM*
- 26/05/2011 11:30:16 PM
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