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Originally Posted by tompe
I think they have the same kind of genius. If I understand correctly Wodehouse perceived status have increased with time so maybe you just have to wait some years and than you will call Pratchett a genius also...
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Wodehouse's main "problem" as far as his reputation is concerned is that he was widely perceived in Britain as being a nazi collaborator, because he made several broadcasts on German radio during WWII while living in occupied France. He probably wasn't a collaborator as much as just very politically naive, but it ruined his reputation in the UK, which is why he lived the remainder of his life in the USA. It's probably really only in the last 20 years or so that people have started to forget all that and appreciate the genius of his writing.