Analyzing the Decline of Literary Fiction Discourse
By
libraryofbabel
11mo ago· 20 min readenOpinion
100/100
Golden Brown
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Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
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Summary
The article discusses the perceived decline of literary fiction and the disparity between past literary figures and contemporary authors. It criticizes the current discourse for not delving deep enough into the issue.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThere is an impassable chasm between the stardom of Mailer, Updike, McCarthy, DFW, Franzen, etc and whoever is getting fellowships and is published in The New Yorker or Paris Review today.
The problem with these articles—and the discourse as a whole—is that none of them go far enough.
The marginal benefit provided by an additional take on this topic, some clever new angle walking the tightrope between edgy and politically correct, is rapidly approaching zero.
What happened?
