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Reference to geographical locations in well known literature

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by Beren, Aug 6, 2009.

  1. Beren

    Beren Lovesick and Lonely Wanderer Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Hi everyone,

    I am just wondering, does anybody know of any well known written novels where the geographical location of the story is not mentioned, at least not until well into the book, partly because well .... the author assumes the reader knows where everything is taking place?

    The reason I'm asking has to do with an article manuscript that I'm writing, so if anybody can mention anything here, that would be awesome. ;)
     
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    An exact location? or general region? Twain's _Adventures of Huck Finn_ makes the assumption that the reader knows where the action of the story is occurring.

    EDIT - The novel unfolds along the Mississippi River and the region is an important part of the story. But Twain makes the assumption that you know where he is starting from (exact location, Petersburg, which is not a real place).
     
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    I believe that War and Peace never once mentions the fact the the story takes place on Earth.

    Glad I could help. :D
     
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