Thread: Should unfinished posthumous novels be published?
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Old 04-18-2011, 08:47 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by Hamlet53 View Post
I understand what you are saying, but consider what a loss to the world if Brod had followed Kafka's instructions.


Both of John Kennedy Toole's novels, A Confederacy of Dunces and The Neon Bible were not published until after his death.
This brings up some interesting points. Why should death have anything to do with an author's rights? And by extension should life? If someone asks an author to read what they have written should the author be compelled to comply?

Are we now to envision a completely digital world where everything that is thought is published? This book had some relevant themes in it, although I found the actual story to be a bit lacking,

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