Archived Have you noticed that intellectual writers are disappearing? (books)
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Archived Have you noticed that intellectual writers are disappearing? (books)
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[–] ardvarcus 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
The thing is, the great writers of the past survive, and the shit writers of their period, who sold a lot of books and got a lot of attention at the time, are forgotten. Meanwhile, in our own day the second-rate commercial writers are getting a lot of attention, so we notice them. That doesn't mean there are no great intellectuals creating new and interesting works that will live for centuries. A hundred years from now, people will be paying attention to the great writers of our period -- writers we may not even be aware of -- and the Koontz's and King's will be largely forgotten.