The deracination of literature - UnHerd
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We have fallen out of love with good writing
The deracination of literature We have fallen out of love with good writing What would Nabokov say? (Seven Arts) What would Nabokov say? (Seven Arts) Education Literature Vladimir Nabokov Prefer us on Google Mary Gaitskill Jun 17 2022 - 12:03am 11 mins As a fiction writer who teaches, I often speak about what I love in fiction, what to me makes it powerful and engaging. This is a version of a talk I have been giving for years to students and other interested parties; it is a talk I’ve become — what is the right word? — uncertain about in the last five years, not because I don’t believe what I’
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