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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Thanks for posting the link to the article.
Mildly related:
There is a new song out on Mark Knopfler's latest album (Tracker is the name of the album). The song is called Beryl -- a rather nice tribute to a woman who never got the Booker -- until she was dead. Knopfler mentioned in an interview the wide gulf between Beryl and her upbringing/education and those who were judging her work. Knopfer is a GREAT storyteller. He manages to get so much across in each song. I loved the Beryl song. It kind of captures a bit of the whole "small, elite group voting" thing.
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In The Gallery told a similar tale in the art world.
It always makes me think of Robert Service. He was popular at (and hosted many) parties after moving to Paris, yet his poetry was largely dismissed by academia prior to his death.