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>your country
>most famous author of said country
>whether you think he deserves it or not

I'll start:
>France
>Hugo
>No, because he didn't write nearly as much as others

>> No.16351257
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>>16351159
>Iceland
>Halldór Laxness
>Yes, no one else is even close to his level

>> No.16351275
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>England
>William Shakespeare
>Yes, he is easily one of the most famous authors there is if not the most famous. Also I enjoy his work

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>>16351159
Argentina
Sarmiento
Of course he does, Civilization and Barbarism is part of our DNA, it changed our worldview and it's the origin of >argentina >white

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>>16351294
ignore this dude
>Argentina
>Borges
>Absolutely, he transcended the country

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>>16351159
>Spain
>Miguel de Cervantes
>Yes, he deserves it. He is the author of the greatest novel ever written.

>> No.16351316

>>16351294
would Che Guevara be regarded as an author?

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Maybe Stanisław Lem? I haven't read him so idk, but I think it's like Tarkovsky's movies

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>>16351159
>USA
>Hemingway, probably (but there are many other viable answers)
>No not really. Nabokov got him right. He’s dull.

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>Poland
>Lem
>he probably does, although I myself don't have much interest in sci-fi

>> No.16351325

>name
>image of the thread
>yes

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>>16351159
>Australia
>Banjo Paterson
>Not really but his poetry is still enjoyable just not particularly impressive or noteworthy