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Paul Auster: Why Phillip Roth is Wrong About the Novel.

[I’m not sure Auster is correct about what Roth is saying about “the novel.” I don’t think Roth is saying the novel in general is dying, I think he means that a certain type of novel is dying. Roth is being a literary snob, as he has been in the past. And because of this, he thinks the novel, the literary novel and not the popular novel, is a thing of the past. If that’s the case, then I disagree with Roth and agree with Auster that the novel is merely taking a different form.]

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    novel being relevant and ever-changing!
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    Ugh, Philip Roth, go eat a bag of dicks. Just because your novels are dead doesn’t mean The Novel is dead. But I guess...
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    I have talked to Paul Auster on the phone; he is a good-hearted man. I like how he seems personally frustrated with...
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    Oh, Phillip Roth. What would we do without him? xD
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    C’mon Mr. Aster! Have you read Roth’s stuff? In the interview, Roth is asked if he really believes books will cease to...
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    This.
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    Right on.
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    Paul Auster: Why Phillip Roth is Wrong About the Novel.
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    [I’m not sure Auster is correct about what...saying about “the novel.” I don’t think Roth...