Comments on: Hay Festival 21

By: Adrian Hon

Adrian Hon — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:41:31 +0000

cjcjc: I haven’t been to the Edinburgh book festival, but it does sound interesting. The only thing that worries me about it is that it could be too busy!

Alex: I’ve read that back in 2007, in his Radio 4 programme ‘The Long View’, Freedland compared the effect of ‘Pamela’ (one of the first true novels) in the 18th century with that of videogames in the 20th century; i.e. condemnation and misunderstandings by the establishment, in the face of a rapid uptake by the rest of the population. I asked him how I might be able to get a copy of the programme, with the hope of later asking him some questions on it. No dice, unfortunately.

By: Alex Hardy

Alex Hardy — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:41:59 +0000

Thanks for your honest comments on the Hay Fest. I really hope the organisers take your comments on board for next year – you certainly laid out some simple ideas they could start with.
Out of interest, what was your question to Jonathan Freedland about early literature and videogames?

By: cjcjc

cjcjc — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:46:14 +0000

Have you been to the Edinburgh International Book Festival?
Although the average age is probably at least that of Hay (!) it has the same very high quality line-up of speakers – if not better (often more international names) – and, being on at the same time as the main Edinburgh festival and Edinburgh fringe, there is no shortage of after hours places to go.

By: Sleevelessness

Sleevelessness — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:52:16 +0000

Great to hear about the real Hay Festival rather than the smug crap you read in The Guardian. Good work, Mr Hon.

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By: Chris M. Dickson

Chris M. Dickson — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:45:03 +0000

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