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The name "Wakanda" was stolen from a Ken Kesey novel.

posted 6 months ago by whynotwriteme (7721)
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In "Sometimes a Great Notion" the action takes place in the fictional town of Wakonda, Oregon.

[–] PaladinNJ (21513) 6 months ago

Not likely since Black Panther and Wakanda predate Kesey's novel by ten years.

[–] Costumer (1822) 6 months ago

Actually, they don't. From the information I can find, Kensey's novel was published in 1964 and Wakanda in the comics was first used in 1966. However, see my comments on the identical post in the Black Panther thread.
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[–] PaladinNJ (21513) 6 months ago

Info I got says it was published in 1976. Did I have bad info?

[–] Kowalski (75736) 6 months ago

GREAT BOOK.

[–] whynotwriteme (7721) 6 months ago

Yes. I liked it just as much as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The movie with Paul Newman and Henry Fonda is good as well.

[–] NorrinRad (5468) 6 months ago

posted 5 hours ago by whynotwriteme (7220)
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In "Sometimes a Great Notion" the action takes place in the fictional town of Wakonda, Oregon.

You're late to the party:

Wauconda, Illinois:
Wauconda was named for a Native American chief, according to the village website, “who is buried somewhere on the southern bank of Bangs Lake, back of the Town Hall.

You are in Wauconda, in the state of Illinois. The main postal code of Wauconda is 60084. For more detailed information click on the post code in the list.

To be clear, Wauconda is not the futuristic Vibranium-filled African utopia of “Black Panther.” It’s a town in Lake County with a landmark nature bog.

The above is from the town's own website.
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[–] whynotwriteme (7721) 6 months ago

So smug over a Google search.