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Is it true? Is Morrison really the greatest American writer of the 20th century?

>> No.13594964

>>13594957
She's not even in the top 10.

>> No.13594971

unironically yes

>> No.13594974

>>13594957
No but The Bluest Eyes is a great novel

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>>13594957
>Toni Morrison
>greatest American writer of the 20th century
not even 1/10th of what Faulkner was

>> No.13594984 [DELETED] 

In weight perhaps but the Gass probably had her beat

>> No.13594988

>>13594957

Reminder that Morrison was a rape apologist.

>https://books.google.ca/books?id=WydqLbxuWFoC&pg=PA1925&lpg=PA1925&dq=%22toni+morrison%22+%22it+does+matter+what+she+does%22&source=bl&ots=72zMYprXUX&sig=QRyoM4G4VvF6E5S3GnafhUhUnLk&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22toni%20morrison%22%20%22it%20does%20matter%20what%20she%20does%22&f=false

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>>13594984
>In weight perhaps

>> No.13595000

>>13594988
Based

>> No.13595001

>>13594957
>anyone besides Faulkner

Nope.

>> No.13595006

>>13594988
She's just mad no one thought she was attractive enough to rape

>> No.13595062

>>13594957
Hemingway and Faulkner were both better

>> No.13595068

>>13594964
/thread

>> No.13595091

McCarthy? Steinbeck? Hemingway? Faulkner? Nabokov?

>> No.13595100

>>13595091
>Nabokov
>American

>> No.13595130

>>13594974
no it's not. it's mediocre at best. no doubt she was propped up by jewish publishers because she was the best they could find in black america

>> No.13595142

>>13595100
He was a naturalized citizen

>> No.13595159

>>13594957
>Is Morrison really the greatest American writer of the 20th century?
Sure, until the next black author dies, then they'll be the greatest author of all time according to reddit.

>> No.13596526

>>13595100
>Nabokov
>American
Compared to her he was.

>> No.13596697

>>13594957
>Do you even read books.
Surprising to see the voice of reason on reddit, of all places.

>> No.13596718

>>13596526
based

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>>13594957
No, Bob Dylan is

>> No.13599001

>>13595091
She's better than Steinback, Hemkingway and Nabokov who are quite limited in what they can do compared to Morrison.
I don't think her work as a whole stacks up to Faulkner as a whole, he has more great books than her.

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>>13599001
>this post

>> No.13599119

>>13595091
Even Salinger was better than her come on.

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>>13594957
> 20th century?
> American
The only correct answer is Melville, since he's timeless.

>> No.13599470

Pinecone has published most of his oeuvre in the 20th century...