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To not answer your question, the best English language writer was Orwell, and I can make a strong case that The Great Gatsby is the best novel of the century.

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Gatsby isn't even the best Fitzgerald novel of the century.

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To not answer your question, the best English language writer was Orwell, and I can make a strong case that The Great Gatsby is the best novel of the century.

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Gatsby isn't even the best Fitzgerald novel of the century.

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Say that louder and you'll get kicked out of clown college on general principle.

Re: The best American author of the 20th century is....
 

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To not answer your question, the best English language writer was Orwell, and I can make a strong case that The Great Gatsby is the best novel of the century.

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Gatsby isn't even the best Fitzgerald novel of the century.

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shush. perhaps this deserves its own thread, sorry daryn.

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Steinbeck
Hunter S. Thompson
Heller
Vonnegut

Re: The best American author of the 20th century is....
 

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3) Charles Dickens blows but he's british anyway.

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FYP

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I'm well aware that Dickens is British, but there was some discussion of him in this thread.

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To not answer your question, the best English language writer was Orwell, and I can make a strong case that The Great Gatsby is the best novel of the century.

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Gatsby isn't even the best Fitzgerald novel of the century.

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Say that louder and you'll get kicked out of clown college on general principle.

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while i prefer tender is the night, clown college may well have an affinity for this side of paradise, which i still would rank above gatsby.

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Tim O'Brien is a really strong contender for the last third of the 20th century, IMO.

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I second that. He is my favorite author.

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Oh without a doubt. But then again how much thought goes into the original posts in OOT.....

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Simply reply "Here I am, rock you like a hurricane."

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3) Charles Dickens blows but he's british anyway.

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FYP

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I'm well aware that Dickens is British, but there was some discussion of him in this thread.

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British, 19th century, but I still think he should be in the running. That Dante dude was pretty good too.

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Maybe not the greatest, but he should certainly be better known: Stanley Elkin. He's an amazing writer and fantastic satirist. The Franchiser is a great place to start.

Hemingway
Roth
Pynchon
Elkin