Black SF targeted for Black audience? I think "Kindred" by Octavia Butler is one example of a modern day black woman being transported into the past during the period of slavery. I think that book was directed toward Black readership although i'm sure whites have read it but not in great numbers I would guess.
--- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Hayden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (Can you name some examples?) > > --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, "sancochojo" <mccartjf@> wrote: > > > > I'm comfortable with leaving it at: > > > > Black SF is SF targeted for the Black audience. > > > > I wouldn't consider something Black SF simply because a Black person > > wrote the book. Nor would I consider it Black SF because the main > > character is Black because in each case A white person can do that. > > > > But a book written to target a subset of an American culture would > > clearly call it for what it is. > > >
