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Originally Posted by sydmalicious
That bothered me for a good five minutes and then I proceeded to devour that book. Acquired taste, for sure.
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Yeah, for me,
The Road is a brilliant novel of literary fiction.
For other important authors who fully understand (and use unmediated dialogue in their works), you might wish to check out William Gaddis, Samuel Beckett, William Faulkner [The Sound and the Fury], and José Saramago.
Especially José Saramago. Saramago sometimes has a very 'Kafkaesque' flavor to his writing. His work speaks deeply to my concerns regarding narrative technique and his vision of the world.
Cormac McCarthy [The Road] is a brilliant writer of literary fiction. He knew exactly what he was doing. He also wrote a number of important works that use unmediated dialogue. You may wish to check out his absolutely brilliant trilogy called
The Border Trilogy. Equally important is the novel
Blood Meridian. McCarthy, you may know, died June of last year.
Perhaps one or two of the above may pique your interest. These are literary novels with important concerns about human nature and life, and they delve deeply into these aspects of humanity.
