Re: Dune
Martin Schiller <[email protected]> Thu, 3 Nov 2016 15:59:52 -0700
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> On Nov 2, 2016, at 1:43 PM, Charley Seavey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ok, here's something to chew on for a while. I have my own thoughts about Dune but I'd be interested to see what discussion ensues from this: > > http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-dune/ > > > -- > Charley > Desert Sailor My conviction, that my first Dune had a profile of Herbert as a retired intelligence officer in US service, is probably the result of psychedelics misuse, but remains firmly with me today. I still see Dune as a metaphor for middle east, and spice for oil, written by an insider of US foreign policy All the later bio, I can see as pure fiction. <why not?> <g> martin