What 20th Century Writers do you think will still be read 100 years from now? - Page 2

Greg Anos · 11-12-2009, 03:40 PM

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Raymond Chandler.

WT Sharpe · 11-12-2009, 03:42 PM

Or Erle Stanley Gardner. Pulp, but very readable.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-12-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Raymond Chandler.

obviously !!!

(i'm terrible at making lists, actually. in general you can count of me forgetting the most important thing that should be on it. as you may have noticed here.

)

maybe i can redeem myself by suggesting :

Dashiell Hammett

zelda_pinwheel · 11-12-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Or Erle Stanley Gardner.

him too.

(cheating : and A.A. Fair.

)

WT Sharpe · 11-12-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

him too.

(cheating : and A.A. Fair.

)

Gotcha'!

zelda_pinwheel · 11-12-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Gotcha'!

i just wanted to leave a few for the rest of you. i'm generous that way.

Lemurion · 11-12-2009, 03:48 PM

I'm going to say Robert E. Howard.

He may have written mostly pulp fantasy (along with a ton of other genres) but how many other writers of the Weird Tales era have almost everything they wrote still in print as well as volumes of scholarly criticism.

He's not the only one, but I'm sure he'll be in print for a loooooooooong time.

Tolkien's another, btw.

Greg Anos · 11-12-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemurion

I'm going to say Robert E. Howard.

He may have written mostly pulp fantasy (along with a ton of other genres) but how many other writers of the Weird Tales era have almost everything they wrote still in print as well as volumes of scholarly criticism.

He's not the only one, but I'm sure he'll be in print for a loooooooooong time.

Tolkien's another, btw.

I'm not a fan of horror, but possibility H.P. Lovecraft?

pdurrant · 11-12-2009, 04:15 PM

I decided to take a quick look through my "classics" folder - out of copyright works of the early twentieth century.

You'll be amazed at the names that have been missed so far!

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sherlock Holmes stores started being written in the 19th Century, but many were written and published in the 20th, and all the Professor Challenger novels were written and published in the 20th Century.

L. Frank Baum.
The Oz books are 20th Century. (Well, except the first.)

Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan, etc

G. K. Chesterton
Father Brown

Kenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows

Rudyard Kipling
Much was 19th, but Kim makes it into the 20th Century (just) and the Just So Stories.

George Orwell

Wilfred Owen

H. G. Wells
Another whose later works are 20th Century - Kipps, The History of Mr Polly.

WT Sharpe · 11-12-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I decided to take a quick look through my "classics" folder - out of copyright works of the early twentieth century.

You'll be amazed at the names that have been missed so far!

Bilbo1967 · 11-12-2009, 04:26 PM

Can I throw Hemingway,Gorky and Samuel Beckett into the mix please?

Moejoe · 11-12-2009, 04:33 PM

I honestly don't believe we'll be reading books in one hundred years time, and those that do will be a tiny minority. The concept of the author will be dead and everyone will create in real time by interaction. If anything of 'our' time remains it will not be the names of dead authors, but the characters they created. Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Sherlock Holmes, Hannibal Lecter, Spenser etc (and especially those who have made the transition into film/games and become popular there in the interim).

pdurrant · 11-12-2009, 04:34 PM

Yes, if I can add Tom Stoppard

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Cand Samuel Beckett into the mix please?

Greg Anos · 11-12-2009, 04:36 PM

You may!

I think that the 20th century, due to the combination of mass production, widespread mass distribution, affluence, and fewer competing choices in entertainment, marked a golden age for writing. But then again, I'm biased...

Bilbo1967 · 11-12-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

I honestly don't believe we'll be reading books in one hundred years time, and those that do will be a tiny minority. The concept of the author will be dead and everyone will create in real time by interaction. If anything of 'our' time remains it will not be the names of dead authors, but the characters they created. Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Sherlock Holmes, Hannibal Lecter, Spenser etc (and especially those who have made the transition into film/games and become popular there in the interim).

Moejoe, I respect and admire a lot of what you say and write, but I can't agree with that.

Author's will, in my opinion, continue to be remembered and honoured for their contribution to society.

Mind you, unless there's a major advance in medical science, neither of us will be here in 100 years to say "I told you so".

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11-12-2009, 03:40 PM	#16
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,546 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	I'm surprised no one has mentioned Raymond Chandler.

11-12-2009, 03:42 PM	#17
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Or Erle Stanley Gardner. Pulp, but very readable.

11-12-2009, 03:48 PM	#22
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I'm going to say Robert E. Howard. He may have written mostly pulp fantasy (along with a ton of other genres) but how many other writers of the Weird Tales era have almost everything they wrote still in print as well as volumes of scholarly criticism. He's not the only one, but I'm sure he'll be in print for a loooooooooong time. Tolkien's another, btw.

11-12-2009, 04:15 PM	#24
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,433 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I decided to take a quick look through my "classics" folder - out of copyright works of the early twentieth century. You'll be amazed at the names that have been missed so far! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Sherlock Holmes stores started being written in the 19th Century, but many were written and published in the 20th, and all the Professor Challenger novels were written and published in the 20th Century. L. Frank Baum. The Oz books are 20th Century. (Well, except the first.) Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan, etc G. K. Chesterton Father Brown Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows Rudyard Kipling Much was 19th, but Kim makes it into the 20th Century (just) and the Just So Stories. George Orwell Wilfred Owen H. G. Wells Another whose later works are 20th Century - Kipps, The History of Mr Polly.

11-12-2009, 04:26 PM	#26
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Can I throw Hemingway,Gorky and Samuel Beckett into the mix please?

11-12-2009, 04:33 PM	#27
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	I honestly don't believe we'll be reading books in one hundred years time, and those that do will be a tiny minority. The concept of the author will be dead and everyone will create in real time by interaction. If anything of 'our' time remains it will not be the names of dead authors, but the characters they created. Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Sherlock Holmes, Hannibal Lecter, Spenser etc (and especially those who have made the transition into film/games and become popular there in the interim).

11-12-2009, 04:36 PM	#29
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,546 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	You may! I think that the 20th century, due to the combination of mass production, widespread mass distribution, affluence, and fewer competing choices in entertainment, marked a golden age for writing. But then again, I'm biased...