Joyce Carol Oates Defends Nolan After Odyssey Translator's 'Crude' Review

Novelist Joyce Carol Oates defended Christopher Nolan after classicist Emily Wilson published a critical essay in the London Review of Books. Wilson, whose translation inspired the film, claimed the script lacked ethical and psychological depth, stating she would be ashamed to have written it. Oates criticised Wilson's rhetoric on X, suggesting the academic should have been more respectful towards the film-maker, noting that Nolan's blockbuster may have potentially helped increase the sales of Wilson's own landmark translation.