Sujet : Re: (ReacTor) Five SFF Works Featuring Nameless Protagonists
De : (at) *nospam* ednolan (ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.writtenDate : 26. Jun 2024, 18:07:46
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In article <
v5hfv0$271uf$1@dont-email.me>,
Tony Nance <
tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
On 6/26/24 10:08 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
Five SFF Works Featuring Nameless Protagonists
What's in a name?
https://reactormag.com/five-sff-works-featuring-nameless-protagonists/
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Oh spiffy - very interesting essay - thanks.
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Of the very few that came to mind, one is in your essay (A Nameless
Witch[1]), and one is in the comments (Zelazny's My Name is Legion).
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The other definite one that came to mind is Annihilation[2] by Jeff
Vandermeer.
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Two more that I think fit come from two different Wells:
- I don't think the protagonist of Wells' The War of the Worlds has a name.
- I don't think Wells' Murderbot has acquired a name yet (besides
"Murderbot")- at least not one they accept.
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By the way, there are a decent number of Dr Seuss stories where a
protagonist/main character is not named. My kids and I noticed this way
back when I was reading books to them.
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Tony
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[1] Which I enjoyed, like all of Martinez' novels, and I am wishing he
would write more, soon.
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[2] I have not read the sequels, so I don't know if the protagonist
acquires a name later.
I wonder if "The Leewit" & "The Luidaeg" count as names, exactly.
-- columbiaclosings.comWhat's not in Columbia anymore..
(ReacTor) Five SFF Works Featuring Nameless Protagonists
Re: (ReacTor) Five SFF Works Featuring Nameless Protagonists
