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    Achievement test 4. Listening exercises 1 and 2


    Recording 7

    Interviewer: Today, to mark the opening of the Frankfurt book fair – the
    world’s largest trade fair for books – we’re looking at current
    trends in literature, what’s being read, and how people are
    reading it. My guests are Peter Mitchell and Dale Lanegan,
    notable literary critics. So Dale, we’re used to hearing that
    digital technology is making a massive difference within most
    areas of culture. Is this the same with books, with the novel
    for example?

    Dale: To some extent, and it’s understandable that this may be the
    way forward, but it’s easy to overstate the impact, I think.
    There’s a greater sense of opportunity available to young or
    untried authors in terms of self-publishing platforms which
    thrive in a digital environment. And some of the most
    successful of these have utilised crowdfunding to ensure that
    they end up in print form. So, there are some real pluses. But
    in terms of reading digitally, I think there’s a way to go before
    the humble paperback vanishes. Despite doomy portents to
    that occurrence.

    Interviewer: Peter, would you agree? Or are the naysayers right about
    print’s inevitable demise?

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    Peter: Well, the viewpoint predominantly supported by the media is


    that print is on the way out but as a book buying public we’re
    at a point where screen fatigue is also guiding consumer
    choice. Smartphones are less conducive to comfortable
    reading. There is still a lot of potential for an alternative offer
    – where text, audio, and video are intermixed to build a more
    immersive experience. But I think that readers aren’t so
    interested in that kind of enhancement at this juncture.
    Perhaps it’ll be a generational thing, but the predicted tipping
    point hasn’t yet arrived.

    Interviewer: OK, so are there any particular trends that you’ve noticed,
    ahead of the book fair?

    Dale: Well, despite some of our most prestigious writers declaring


    that the literary novel is dying as a cultural form, if you
    scrutinise public reading trends there is a lot of interest in the
    genre. But what really fascinates me is the themes that are
    being played out in a number of high-profile works.

    Interviewer: What kind of things are you seeing?

    Dale: Well, there’s a distinct rise in the number of dystopian stories


    which are being offered up by literary agents. If only a small
    percentage of these find a publisher, then I think we’ll see this
    outlook shaping a lot of the stories we read. It’s interesting,
    because those themes of governance, individual rights,
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    oppression, liberty, and the power of language are all


    prominent in our current media. I think that as readers we’re
    ready to explore these ideas in a creative manner – sort of
    playing out our concerns about reality in a fictionalised form,
    so we can better make sense of what’s happening around us on
    a daily basis.

    Interviewer: Peter, if I can bring you in, here. Is that your take on it too?

    Peter: I’m inclined to agree with that, yes. We’re very much in an
    age where our understanding of the truth is heavily politicised,
    and so stories that conceptualise a future where the effects of
    this are explored can offer some sort of check. It’s as if the
    dystopian novel becomes a cautionary tale – you know, don’t
    let this happen to you.

    Dale: True, when society’s fraught with tension, literature is a useful


    medium for discussing complex or sensitive political issues.
    But it’s also worth noting that sometimes the subversive
    aspects are undermined as works become integrated into
    popular culture.

    Peter: Yes, when any sense of critique gets dulled, you’re just left
    with chaos and angst as entertainment. I think that’s definitely
    happened with some recent literary successes.

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