J.M. Barrie

[pegkerr]

Fascinating article on J.M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan, which you might find interesting if you see "Finding Neverland."

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[skg.livejournal.com]

There was also a great article in Smithsonian magazine--I think November.

[unanon.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks so much for this link! Terrific article...

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

Very interesting article, thanks for the link!

I have a link to an online version of the book somewhere, but haven't gotten around to reading it. I wanted to because a friend of mine loathes it completely, and calls it vile racist filth, so I was curious to see it for myself.

[peppersghost.livejournal.com]

I highly recommend "J.M. Barrie and the Lost Boys." I didn't realize it had also been dramatized and will definitely be looking it up. It really is a strange and sad story, and I've been leery of seeing "Finding Neverland" because I feared the film wouldn't do it justice. The real story seems to have a lot of ambiguities that I'm not sure can be portrayed well on film, not the least of which is the question of whether Barrie was some sort of pedophile. One of the boys, I believe it was Nico, was asked about this and said that Barrie never behaved untoward to them. His opinion was that Barrie was asexual. But the article you linked was right - it's hard for today's audiences to accept that angle. I'll be interested to see how the film handles it all.

Thanks for the link!