Diversity in Literature & Media (WAS book differences)

[pamscotland]

No: HPFGUIDX 40657

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "darrin_burnett" <bard7696 at a...> wrote:
<snip>
> And let's be honest here. Say the book was written by an American 
and 
> was set in some scenic part of the U.S. (My vote would be the New 
> Mexico desert) What other locations besides Harlem and South 
Central 
> Los Angeles, and maybe southeastern D.C. are going to be dead 
> giveaways to a fellow American, let alone a foreign reader, that 
the 
> kid is probably black?
> 

I wouldn't have a clue.  If there were a picture on the dust jacket 
then I suppose I would think that that would be a good indication 
(though why I should think that I don't know - an awful lot of books 
are published with dust-jackets bearing only a passing resemblance to 
what is inside).

However - I'm not sure whether there would be any alterations for 
publication this side of the pond that would give us a clue.  We may 
not find out until we joined in the appropriate Yahoo group to 
discuss it!

Pam