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Old 08-30-2005, 07:55 PM
Blarg Blarg is offline
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Default Re: The best American author of the 20th century is....

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The Sun Also Rises - One of my personal favorites. Should be mandatory reading for any young man planning a Euro back pack trip.

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Here's another huge thumbs up for The Sun Also Rises. And it's very easy for a young guy to relate to.

It's very politically correct to discount Hemingway. First it was because he committed suicide, as if that somehow discredited his entire life's work, and then because of the macho factor. Much hatred toward the man, and much posing. But not one in a million of his critics can write as well as he can.
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