Posted by Steven on 27/10/2007, 11:32:21, in reply to "Re: Doris Lessing" I haven't read a lot by Harold Bloom, but I have a copy of his "Western Canon" and find it very valuable in deciding what to read. I tend to agree with him that multiculturalism has run amok. --Previous Message--
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The Nobel can only go to living authors, and I wonder how much that influenced this selection. Were they thinking "let's gamble that Rushdie won't get himself killed for at least a couple of years and give it to Lessing while she's still alive"?
: I guess some of you must have seen Harold Bloom's
: comments on Lessing's win. He said that it was pure
: political correctness, that while she had some
: admirable qualities early in her career, she'd written
: nothing for the last fifteen years but fourth rate
: science fiction.
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: Bloom is much reviled, but I like him. It's possible
: that he sometimes slights a worthy book or author, but
: I don't think he'll recommend an unworthy one. Few
: critics these days seem willing to make such
: judgements or even believe in them.
:
: Particularly with contemporary books, I want some
: guidance. I don't want to end up wasting time with Da
: Vinci Codes and Kite Runners.
:
: I have never been able to find any Bloom comment on
: Pamuk. I wish I could.
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