/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.10893892]

Have these countries ever produced anything culturally worthwhile or are they forever doomed to live under America's shadow?

[Anonymous No.10893944]

Well, Canada made Total Drama Island, and I’m pretty sure Australia invented shitposting.

[Anonymous No.10893997]

>>10893892
Both of these countries, regardless of what people will say on here, have a vibrant community of writers, now and historically.

The reason they are never heard of is because of the British and now mostly American literature industries are massive and receive the most attention from artists and the media.

I mean, Australia has about 25 million people, and USA is the third most populated country in the world with an emphasis of their culture revolving around entertainment. Of course they are going to have a much much larger output.

I am happy to recommend Australian writers to anyone who is interested.

[Anonymous No.10894007]

>>10893997
It would be like comparing the Australian film industry to the American one. Just from the sheer amount of output America produces it is impossible to compete and be on the same recogniseable platform, regardless of merit.

[Anonymous No.10894258]

>>10894007
Australian film is definitely more visible and has penetrated America's culture more. Peter Weir, George Miller, Mel Gibson, Paul Hogan, Babe, all those fuckload of Aussie actors in Hollywood. Film by its nature is more accessible, public and imagistic than literature, so it's no surprise. Tom Keneally, for instance, had his book adapted into Schindler's List, you know a huge succesful Spielberg production, but it seems like he was more of a medium and a vessel for someone else's story. Not because the topic of the work was un-Australian or anything, but because Keneally himself, and his work, was really quite invisible, probably intentionally (though I can't say for sure, haven't read Schindler's Ark or anything he's written). He strikes me as a superficial nobel-chasing dullard anyway.

Lots of good Australian literature.

[Anonymous No.10894266]

>>10894258
Just more comparing the sizes of the two. Australian (quality) films often struggle to get made without American financing because there is simply not enough money or resources or people.

All the budding actors here once they get a little recognition they often just fuck off to Hollywood to try and get a break there.

[Anonymous No.10894281]

>>10893997
I would love some more Aussie authors. I've read a few Wintons and some of our fantasy authors, but I'd love some more.

[Anonymous No.10894300]

>>10893892
A Canadian wrote one of the more lasting poems of the last century

[Anonymous No.10894312]

>>10894281
I like David Malouf and Elizabeth Jolley. I also read this novel recently, which was quite beautiful. Probably one of the more personally involving books I've read. Mental imagery you could touch, and feel on your skin, and beneath it.

[Anonymous No.10894317]

>>10894281
not him but Patrick White is a nobel laureate

[Anonymous No.10894352]

>>10893892

[Anonymous No.10894367]

If anything we live in the shadow of britain

[Anonymous No.10894969]

imagine a fence that rabbits cant get through