Appropriate Means. An Interview with China Mieville
In: New politics: a journal of socialist thought, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 169-176
ISSN: 0028-6494
Discusses the political & economic ideologies & literary career of China Mieville. Her ambitions for writing urban fantasy, including purpose & impact, are addressed, & her literature is compared with the work of J. R. R. Tolkien. The relationship of Mieville's work, namely Perdido Street Station & The Scar, to political theory, criticism of colonialism, & elements of Marxism are examined. Her political development & activism in the Socialist Workers Party & Socialist Alliance are explored; however, the distinction between her activism & fictional writings is maintained. Mieville's passions for Marxist theory & collective activism, & prospects for future scholarly endeavors & fiction, are highlighted. L. Collins