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I'd add Joyce. In French I think the most overrated novelist is Proust. DomA Send a noteboard - 18/04/2014 10:29:04 PM

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I will reiterate that I am sad to hear that Marquez died, just as I am sad to hear that any non-sociopathic individual has died. With respect to his work, though, I think he is probably one of the most overrated authors of our time. I am curious to find out what authors people who may still read this site believe to be overrated. I'm not talking about people that you necessarily think are bad authors, or people who may be assigned reading in schools and universities that many don't like. I'm talking in particular about people you believe to be overrated; i.e., the praise they receive is far disproportionate to the inherent worth of their intellectual product.

Let me know!


Another whose fiction at least is very overrated is André Breton. My opinion, of course.

Another... Alain Robbe-Grillet and with him all the "nouveau roman" literary movement, so pretentious and boring.

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I'd add Joyce. In French I think the most overrated novelist is Proust. DomA - 18/04/2014 10:29:04 PM 1508 Views
Both of those are great picks. Tom - 19/04/2014 04:38:40 PM 1049 Views
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Yeah, but he's not overrated. Legolas - 19/04/2014 04:52:34 PM 954 Views
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