The Malaysian Insider :: Books
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| Two new interviews reveal ‘The Casual Vacancy’ details Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:09 AM PDT  Rowling herself prefers to see her novel as a comic tragedy, with tones of a nineteenth-century novel. – AFP pic Thematically, "mortality and morality" link the Potter books to The Casual Vacancy, although the newer work, built around a local election in south-west England, is certainly more mature in terms of material: the realities of drug addiction and prostitution lie amidst an exploration of relations between rich and poor and the cruelty of self-interest. Indeed, an interview in The Guardian revealed that the titular vacancy arises when a village politician dies, creating a power vacuum that certain inhabitants of Pagford are eager to fill, for a variety of personal and public reasons – the local doctor, the headmaster, and the councillor's bereaved son – while other characters are undeniable hints towards the more mature direction Rowling has chosen, such as junkie prostitute Terri Weedon and her two children. And while The Casual Vacancy has been described as parody or a black comedy in parts, Rowling herself prefers to see it as a comic tragedy, with tones of a nineteenth-century novel, and The New Yorker's writer comparing its closing sections to a Thomas Hardy novel. The New Yorker: "Mugglemarch – J.K. Rowling writes a realist novel for adults". The Guardian: "JK Rowling: 'The worst that can happen is that everyone says That's shockingly bad'." – AFP/Relaxnews |
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