"I am the best". Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.10853228]

Inside oneself, one knows one is overrated. Still, rather me than someone else. The other writers who take themselves for superstars are actually less good than me. So why not me? Even so, it’s a bit ridiculous.

I am the best. I am not the best in general: in the past there were others better than me. But, currently, I am the best.

-How about Philip Roth?

Look, we won’t speak badly of Philip Roth in the interview, there is no purpose in that, but I find that he repeats himself. It’s often the same book, in my view

They overrate me because they lack culture. There are always exceptions but in France most people who exercise the function of literary critic have read Céline, a bit of Proust, Camus, Sartre, but they barely know the 19th century. Next to Balzac I am little, tout petit. What I envy in him is this ubiquity that allows him to get into the skin of a labourer, a concierge, a banker. For me that’s the greatest thing.

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[Anonymous No.10853276]

>>10853228
I don't get it, did he say this?

[Anonymous No.10853290]

>>10853228
I don't see any serious living contenders.

[Anonymous No.10853297]

>>10853276
yea