Thread: Is the American Novel Dead?
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Old 05-13-2012, 11:12 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967 View Post
Cameron will bring to mind the UK Prime Minister for many. Please don't mistake 'everybody' for 'Americans who follow cinema'.
Uh, the topic is the *American* Novel...

The debate is about american culture's shift away from "literary" books.
Well, from the heyday of the "Great American Novel", the country has seen pulps, paperbacks, comics, movies, TV, and even video games offer up alternatives to entertainment/storytelling. The masses have plenty of choices that did not exist in the Gatsby era.
Even the "high culture" worshippers have learned to accept cinema as "iconic" culture.
As I said, diffferent times.
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