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Originally Posted by Lemurion
I'm sure that there are some current, and not-so current, books that will still be read a century from now. Take the Hobbit for instance, I'd argue that it has already reached the point after some seventy-odd years where it's likely to be a classic for generations to come.
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I agree. How widely read these current books will be read in the future does remain to be seen, though. I'm reminded of Shakespeare and Marlowe. If I recall correctly, Marlowe was more popular than Shakespeare during his lifetime, but the opposite is true now. Perhaps novels that we think will be read in the future will still be read, but not as widely as one would imagine, while the work of another author might unexpectedly attain a measure of fame not seen during his or her lifetime.