Thread: Is the American Novel Dead?
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Old 05-13-2012, 05:05 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Franzen? DFW?? Don't know them, don't care.
Times change and culture changes.
And in a fragmented market of abundance, one person's must read is many others' "meh".

On the other hand, everybody knows who Spielberg, Coppola, and Cameron are.
Whedon is getting close, I think.
(I'm looking forward to his take on Much Ado...)

The "Great American Novel" long ago stopped being any kind of cultural benchmark.
Like, *generations* ago.
Cameron will bring to mind the UK Prime Minister for many. Please don't mistake 'everybody' for 'Americans who follow cinema'.
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