The strange rivalry between British fantasy writers with Hadas Elber-Aviram

Hadas Elber-Aviram British Urban Fantasy

The strange rivalry between British fantasy writers with Hadas Elber-Aviram

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Interview Timeline

Hadas Elber-Aviram has loved fantasy since she was small and studied as a graduate student. She recently released a book about British fantasy writers and their use of London in their fiction. We spoke about the book and British fantasy. Fairy Tales of London: British Urban Fantasy, 1840 to the Present (Bloomsbury Academic, 2021)

0:37 – Hadas talks about why she started studying fantasy.

2:23 – Hadas talks about why she compared rural and urban fantasy authors.

5:07 – Hadas talks about where these fantasy authors lived.

6:24 – Hadas talks about why London was so disliked.

7:47 – Hadas talks about the positive aspects of London that authors wrote about.

9:24 – Hadas talks about the authors she covers in the book and what she discusses about each.

14:41 – Hadas talks about how many rural writers existed post WWII.

16:43 – Hadas talks about Tolkien’s attitudes.

18:24 – Hadas talks urban writers’ approaches to the urban.

20:09 – Hadas talks about looking at London in a fantastic way.

23:24 – Hadas contrasts the physical aspect of London versus the people who lived there.

26:14 – Hadas talks more about London Architecture and how it’s made fantastic.

28:34 – Hadas discusses the use of London and other cities in fantasy before 1840.

31:07 – Hadas talks about magical spots in London.

34:38 – Hadas talks about her research methods.

37:41 – Hadas goes into detail about an HG Wells story.

40:12 – Hadas talks about reading stories where they are located and about urban fantasy as a tour guide.

41:55 – Hadas talks about enjoying walking through London.

45:21 – Hadas talks about not including J.G. Bollard.

46:18 – Hadas talks about the tragedy of Mervyn Peake.

50:17 – Hadas talks about the label urban fantasy.

52:07 – We discuss the journey in Dracula and then “cozy catastrophes”.

58:40 – Hadas can be found at the University of Notre Dame, London.

Links of interest

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https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/fairy-tales-of-london-9781350110687/

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Guests: Hadas Elber-Aviram

Host: Cris Alvarez

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