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You don't know who Pinter is? Maybe his fame hasn't spread outside of Britain, but he was a playwright who earned the title of public figure. There's a passable production of the Birthday Party on Youtube, which is his most famous play. He's basically a less-weird Beckett, in that none of his plays have people buried in soil up to the neck. To reveal my own ignorance: who's Dorris Lessing? I've actually seen a lot of her books about in second-hand shops, but I passed them by.
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Feb 25, 2014 13:47
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Oh, of course I read a lot of obituaries arguing whether it's fair to call her a feminist. She's also the author whose reaction to winning the Nobel was an exasperated "Oh Christ?" I guess I'm just bad with names! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBODHFBZ8k
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Feb 26, 2014 12:02
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Steppenwolf is probably his most accessable, loner descends into madness-type stuff. Glass Bead Game is basically a sci-fi novel where society is dedicated to Bach-like fuges, and I couldn't get on with it. Siddhartha seems like it would be good and I've seen good reviews from a lot of smart people, but I've not got my hands on a copy yet.
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Feb 28, 2014 19:45
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I guess I'm very tired, and liable to confuse German writers with alliterative names. I liked The Tin Drum then.
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Feb 28, 2014 19:59
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I'd be amazed if Pynchon won, though it'd be worth it for a very angry Phillip Roth.
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Sep 18, 2014 13:42
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Ah. Who he?
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