Jane Austen is at the end of the line that begins with Samuel Richardson, which takes wonder and magic out of the novel, treats not the past but the present.

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The black situation has changed. They finally realized they're Americans.

The black situation has changed. They finally realized they're Americans.

Raymond Carver is good. I think he'll be appreciated more and more. He's an easy...

Raymond Carver is good. I think he'll be appreciated more and more. He's an easy...

Saul Bellow never took my advice when he was my friend.

Saul Bellow never took my advice when he was my friend.

Of the female black authors, I really like Morrison's early books a lot. But she's...

Of the female black authors, I really like Morrison's early books a lot. But she's...

My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time.

My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time.

It's so wrong when I pick up a new edition of Huckleberry Finn and I...

It's so wrong when I pick up a new edition of Huckleberry Finn and I...

One more recent novelist to come along is Cormac McCarthy. Him, I like.

One more recent novelist to come along is Cormac McCarthy. Him, I like.

Kafka is still unrecognized. He thought he was a comic writer.

Kafka is still unrecognized. He thought he was a comic writer.

It's funny to be a critic.

It's funny to be a critic.