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Not my nomination, but you have to recognize the achievement of Burroughs. Raymond Chandler recognized the brilliance of his prose. Burroughs himself said he knew nothing about writing prose, so just wrote it. His prose is the opposite of affected. It's simplicity elevates it.
Anyway, that's not my nomination, but...I do like Burroughs. Though his stories are a bit pulpy. I wonder how his prose compares to Robert E. Howard (Conan).
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