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For me it's Diane Williams.
Her microfiction is both grounded and scalpel sharp.
She really deserves more praise.

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>>21741608
I really want to like Diane Williams but I can't get into her.

It feels a bit diffuse and mood-boardy. Like a collage of sexy/whistful sensations and images that don't function together to produce something more and weirder than the sum of the parts.

Amy Hempel and Chrstine Schutt I similarly wanted to like and similarly found frustrating to read. Lots of affectedly witty and knowing and forlorn little moments whose only coordinating principle seems like a sense of ambience.

I think Gary Lutz (now 'Garielle' lol) works in a similar vein, and sometimes his (her) stories have that same patched-together meandering feel but often they do achieve that sense of circling around a darker and more substantial centre.

Anyway, to answer your question; I like Joy Williams a whole lot. AKA the Superior Williams.

>> No.21741668

>>21741653
Also, honorary mention to Fanny Howe, whose novel 'Nod' was one of my favourite reads of last year.

>> No.21741724

>>21741608
Han Kang has at least two good books

>> No.21741797

>>21741653
Fucking hell.
I did not expect such a sincere and well thought out response. I sincerley love you for this.

>> No.21741846

>>21741653
I also could not get into Christine Schutt and now suspect of all the NOON circle. I really do wanna read Diana Williams, though.

>> No.21741994

>>21741846
I rec Excitability. It's a collection of intrusive thoughts as prose poetry.

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>> No.21743393

>>21741608
Jenny Erpenbeck

>> No.21743400

>>21741846
I respect NOON and Diana Williams though because, as NOON editor in chief, she only accepts hard-copy, mailed-in submissions and she reads and replies to each of them.

>> No.21743426

>>21741608
I'm not reading female crap

>> No.21743451

>>21743393
Hack

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>>21741724
the only one i really love was human acts. vegetarian and white book where meh

my personal favourite is samanta schweblin

>> No.21743688

>>21741994
Thank you, Anon. Will check it out.
>>21743400
That's nice. Have you sent something to NOON before?
>>21743455
Distancia de rescate seemed like a perfectly crafted short novel to me. Nothing too espectacular but it is always enjoyable to read something so rounded up. I'm more of a Fernanda Melchor guy myself, though, even if there are still imperfections in Hurricane season (have not read Páradais yet).
I still don't think we've had the great post-Bolaño novel yet. My belief is that it will happen when (if ever) Melchor turns away from social compromise.

>> No.21743713

>>21743688
i love melchor too, hurricane season was very good. paradais is great but not as good imo. it is hilarious though for having 4chan incarnate as a main character