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Who Is The Most Important Contemporary Writer Of Fiction?

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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I asked these major fiction writers who they thought was the most important contemporary fiction writer, and what had been his/her influence on their ...

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Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anis Shivani

Most of the big names who did come out with novels fell flat on their faces, producing ponderous, bloated, eminently editable books (Julie Orringer, Jonathan Franzen, Jane Smiley).

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