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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
For those of us who enjoy reading literary works, Franzen is an important Amercian writer who won the National Book Award for Fiction, for "The Corrections." (It was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and was short-listed for a number of other important awards.)
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His awards/reviews also sparked
a bit of bitching by Jennifer Weiner and other women authors who put him forth as an example of sexism in the literary field, thus unleashing what passes for a shitstorm in certain circles.
Also, if irony has its way, he will be the next person to absolutely LOVE his new kindle.