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Originally Posted by Falbe Publishing
My impression was that it was somewhat of a gimmick to be controversial and get attention.
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Precisely.
Just as with Kaufman, we have a minor mid-list author (not sure if Kaufman even qualifies as mid-list) whose agent has come up with a scheme to get his name out there. This has all the hallmarks of a publicity stunt: use a minor PR slot to voice an outrageous opinion (punching people in the face, Nazi bookburning) that will get picked up by the big media. The only difference between the two is that Alexie's agent has enough clout to translate this into a spot on Colbert.
Anyone with any sense will recognise this nonsense for the cynical media ploy it really is.
[Edit: Surprise! I just checked Amazon and it turns out Alexie has a new book just out. What a co-incidence!]