Talk:The Walking Drum

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I think I have now done just about all I can for this article. It is _much_ better than when I found it, but it needs some finishing touches.

The plot summary now should have most of the information it needs, although some fine tuning may be in order.

The character list, although not quite exhaustive, is pretty well good enough, I think. Everyone with notable plot significance is listed unless I am mistaken. The list mostly goes in the order in which the characters appear, with the notable exception of Jean Kerbouchard who is important from the beginning although he does not appear until rather late in the novel; I listed him near the beginning.

More information about the literary significance of the book would be good, and maybe some comments from a fan of the author's westerns, about how this book fits (or doesn't) with his other work. (As for me, I could never make myself read westerns.)

Regarding the philosophical content of the novel, I need another couple sets of eyes. I tried to be objective and portray only what was clearly present in the book, but as an Anabaptist my perception could potentially be POV, or certainly could be construed that way. I'd like to have a Roman Catholic or a Protestant who has read the novel look at it, as well as an unbeliever who has read the novel and, if possible, an Arab or an Iranian who has read the novel. (How do we find such a person?) --Jonadab the Unsightly One, 2006 Sep 06