Who is the greatest living American author?
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After some deliberation, I decided the answer is that there aren't any, so I turned to you guys.
This is in Debate so we can ridicule everyone else's nominees.
Good day.
This is in Debate so we can ridicule everyone else's nominees.
Good day.
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Mark Twain - ranges from light to dark and serious to sarcastic.
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pinballwizard: Mark Twain is no longer with us. I hate to be the guy to tell you.
Thomas Pynchon, all over the place.
Thomas Pynchon, all over the place.
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As I maintain William Gibson's status as a Canadian, I give this one Tom Robbins.
Neal Stephenson gets an HM from me, even though he only has two good books.
Also, pinballwizard96... Any rumours you've heard of Mark Twain's death, aren't.
Neal Stephenson gets an HM from me, even though he only has two good books.
Also, pinballwizard96... Any rumours you've heard of Mark Twain's death, aren't.
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Oh I forgot. No mentioning Dan Brown.DemonzLunchBreak wrote:Dan Brown
amirite?
EDIT: Also, I was thinking of Stephen King. That's when I gave up.
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William Gibson? Canadian.
Neil Gaiman? British.
Isaac Asimov? Dead.
Arthur C. Clarke? Dead.
Pynchon it is.
Neil Gaiman? British.
Isaac Asimov? Dead.
Arthur C. Clarke? Dead.
Pynchon it is.
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William Gibson, who is a sort of American.
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Dan Brown novels are to old people what Twilight is to teenage girls.DemonzLunchBreak wrote:Dan Brown
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I'd say David Foster Wallace if he hadn't killed himself last year. As is, I'm torn between Pynchon and J.D. Salinger, who is still alive, as far I know.
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I'm saving OSC for the "Who is the biggest douchebag and a living American author?" thread.Shark wrote:Orson Scott Card. Hands down.
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gloomp wrote:I'd say David Foster Wallace if he hadn't killed himself last year. As is, I'm torn between Pynchon and J.D. Salinger, who is still alive, as far I know.
Woot reclusive authors!
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There. I knew I'd forgotten someone. Thanks gloomp. I'm not sure Salinger has written enough to count, but I haven't read any Pynchon. I'll get right on that.gloomp wrote:As is, I'm torn between Pynchon and J.D. Salinger, who is still alive, as far I know.
PS: I asked my English teacher a while back and she said Cormac McCarthy.
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Nearly all of what he's written is brilliance in letter form. He certainly "counts."flagmyidol wrote:Thanks gloomp. I'm not sure Salinger has written enough to count,gloomp wrote:As is, I'm torn between Pynchon and J.D. Salinger, who is still alive, as far I know.
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Letters? I thought it was short stories. But I agree with you--he's the man.gloomp wrote:Nearly all of what he's written is brilliance letters. He certainly "counts."flagmyidol wrote:Thanks gloomp. I'm not sure Salinger has written enough to count,gloomp wrote:As is, I'm torn between Pynchon and J.D. Salinger, who is still alive, as far I know.
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Heh, I sorta of rushed that post, but I've clarified it.flagmyidol wrote:Letters? I thought it was short stories. But I agree with you--he's the man.
Anyway, he did mostly write short stories and novellas, but he also has Catcher in the Rye, and Franny and Zooey is often considered a single work.
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I'm quite fond of Christopher Paolini.
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I'm surprised that Ray Bradbury has not yet been mentioned.
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Chuck Palahniuk. I'm not a huge fan, but as far as living authors are concerned, he's hard to beat. A few years ago I'd've been able to say Kurt Vonnegut.
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Sniperwhere wrote:I'm surprised that Ray Bradbury has not yet been mentioned.
If the word "greatest" was "most", and if the word "living" was "overrated", and if the word "American" was "Illinois sucks", then yeah, Bradbury ftw.
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Douglas Adams - the man lives forever <3.
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