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>writes the only truly American classics

>> No.14745692
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>>14745659
um excuse me

>> No.14745720

>>14745692
>literal childrens author writing on the same subjects at a much shallower level
You really can't compare the two. The only reason why every American don't universally laud him as the GOAT is because the Sound and the Fury confuses them on the first reading.

>> No.14745724

Literally the only American worth reading is Melville. And he wasn't even American.

>> No.14745733

>>14745724
How is Melville not American? He was born in New York and both of his grandfathers fought against the British in the Revolution

>> No.14745736

>>14745724
>Herman Melville was born in New York City
>Both of Melville's grandfathers were heroes of the Revolutionary War
sounds about as american as you can get

>> No.14745739

>>14745659
Hemingway
Faulkner is the greatest though

>> No.14745749

>>14745733
>>14745736
Americans seething. His family had kept its Dutch root very well. In fact, they spoke Dutch with each other.

>> No.14745750

>>14745739
My definition of truly American is autistic. By that I mean setting, style, author, and themes are all very American. Thus Hemingway and Melville wouldn't line up along my arbitrary definition of true despite being fantastic.

>> No.14745752

>>14745749
So he was a mutt like most modern Americans.....

>> No.14745754

>>14745749
america has always been a multicultural melting pot, you just have a false idea of it as basically anglo

>> No.14745756

>>14745659
Agatha Christie is you pleb

>> No.14745758

>>14745752
>>14745754
Then any Chong and Pajeet who happened to be in America is American by your definition?

>> No.14745760

>>14745758
hell yeah, unless you're a racist nazi alt-right bigot

>> No.14745761

>>14745749
The Dutch founded New York and many old American families have Dutch roots, there is nothing scandalous about this claim

>> No.14745766

>>14745761
this guy needs to brush up on his they might be giants lyrics

>> No.14745782

>>14745758
Yes. This has always been the case for the American identity.

>> No.14745783

>>14745766
i'm sorry for making this extremely reddit joke everyone