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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Better than Harlan Ellison?
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I'll take your question seriously, since you have no smileys attached.
I enjoy reading Ellison's work, although I often find his fiction less than profound. As a genre writer, he is excellent; but as a literary writer, he only rarely rises above the ghetto of genre fiction, which is probably true of all fiction anyway.
As far as what I know about the man, my knowledge only goes as far as what I hear on the internet, in that he appears to be a real ass and has been dying for the past few years.
(Aren't we all.)
Alice Munro is a serious literary writer, and is much admired for her work. I admire her greatly, which is the reason I collect her books.
Don