Poll: Greatest living American Author.

Mike 03

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Mon May-04-09 06:32 PM
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Poll question: Poll: Greatest living American Author.

What say you?

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jobycom

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Mon May-04-09 06:44 PM
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1. Throw in Alice Walker, at least.

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OmahaBlueDog

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Mon May-04-09 06:46 PM
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2. You'll catch Hell from the King fans - you do realize?

Edited on Mon May-04-09 06:48 PM by OmahaBlueDog

Edit: By greatest, I'm assuming you mean taught in English classes 25 years from now....as opposed to the stuff I read.

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nomorenomore08

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Mon May-04-09 07:46 PM
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3. I'd say McCarthy, though I haven't gotten around to Delillo or Irving, and any of the others

save maybe Salinger (yeah, 'Catcher' is a classic and all, but compared to 'Blood Meridian' or 'Beloved'???) can make a legitimate claim. And Philip Roth deserves a nomination too.

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bikebloke

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Mon May-04-09 07:47 PM
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4. Gore Vidal

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Forkboy

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Mon May-04-09 10:03 PM
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5. Don't know about the greatest, but my favorite is Kim Stanley Robinson.

Edited on Mon May-04-09 10:03 PM by Forkboy

His book The Years of Rice and Salt may be the best book I've ever read. It came out in 2003 and I've read it three times already.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Rice_and_Salt

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Mon May-04-09 10:25 PM
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6. While Coramc might be the most popular at the moment, I am not

sure that makes him the "greatest living American Author". This is a tough question. Interesting.

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Enrique

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Mon May-04-09 11:42 PM
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7. Joyce Carol Oates imo

at least should be on the list.

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murielm99

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Tue May-05-09 02:04 AM
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8. Isn't she Canadian? n/t

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Drunken Irishman

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Tue May-05-09 02:09 AM
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9. I voted for the Irish one.

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BlueIris

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Tue May-05-09 02:33 AM
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10. I had a hard time choosing between McCarthy and Morrison. I went with McCarthy (by a hair).

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