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Originally Posted by Vector
In a recent issue of the New York Review of Books (12/17/09) John Lanchester describes Hermann Broch's The Death of Virgil as "a strong candidate for least readable alleged masterpiece in the European canon." He does not elaborate.
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Sounds like a pretty boring review! On average, that quote had WAY too many syllables per word. And the use of the word 'canon' in this context tells me this guy can't ride a motorcycle.