x89:「潜水服と蝶」への疑問(The Timesコラム)
The Times column by Susannah Herbert of Jan. 20, 2008 (the recording is from over a year ago). It criticizes The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and short stories by Raymond Carver, among other things, for being heavily edited without giving due credit to the editors. Allowing myself to be convinced by this essay, I had passed judgment on the books in question without having read a single word. That was a big mistake. I recently began reading Jean Dominique Bauby's The Diving Bell and am finding it to be a fascinating read, ghost-written or not. Although the book bore the brunt of Ms. Herbert's scathing attacks -- and in fairness she probably has a point -- on balance I must say Ms. Herbert does more harm than good by her crusading stance. That could only discourage readers from having a crack at the original, leaving them none the wiser. I'd avoid being swayed by her commentaries in the future.