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Glenn has posted an interesting piece about the forthcoming novel called Death of a Critic. It is claimed to be the first anti-semitic novel to be released since the war. I am not surprised, but it shows how hypocritical the German publishers (who own many of the English language ones) are when it comes to dissenting voices.
As one who has tried to flog (via an agent) a trilogy of eurosceptic sci/fi novels, I can tell you their doors are firmly closed to critics of the European “project”. Most, if not all, eurosceptic books written are being published by small presses. This means that it is much harder for them to get into the bookshops. The books then need to be sold in magazines or on the internet. The trouble is that most of the people who buy these magazines and visit the websites are already “on-side”. This defeats the whole purpose of the exercise, which is at least in part to present an alternative view to the EU.
It is clear that there are double standards in publishing. Anti-semitic/Israel left-wing commentary (and now fiction) is fine, but eurosceptic commentary is not permitted. This will only get worse as the EU is planning to introduce legislation (together with the Euro-arrest warrant) that will permit one to be prosecuted for criticising the EU and the European project.
