Isaac Bashevis singer, in a...
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Isaac Bashevis singer, in a book entitled Stories for Children, writes about the reason he writes children stories.
The tragedy of modern adult literature is that it has completely divorced itself from folklore. Many modern writers have lost their roots. They don't belong and they don't want to belong to any special group. They are afraid of being called clannish, nationalistic, or chauvinistic.
Actually, there is no literature without roots. One cannot write good fiction lust about man generally. In literature, as in life, everything is specific. Every man has his actual and spiritual address. It is true that in certain fables the address is not necessary or even superfluous, but all literature is not fables. The more a writer is rooted in his environment, the more he is understood by all people; the more national he is, the-more international he becomes. (pp. 334-335)
The tragedy of modern adult literature is that it has completely divorced itself from folklore. Many modern writers have lost their roots. They don't belong and they don't want to belong to any special group. They are afraid of being called clannish, nationalistic, or chauvinistic.
Actually, there is no literature without roots. One cannot write good fiction lust about man generally. In literature, as in life, everything is specific. Every man has his actual and spiritual address. It is true that in certain fables the address is not necessary or even superfluous, but all literature is not fables. The more a writer is rooted in his environment, the more he is understood by all people; the more national he is, the-more international he becomes. (pp. 334-335)
