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Fw: Fw: Fw: Martin Amis on Bellow , VN, et al
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From: MalignD@aol.com
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Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: Martin Amis on Bellow , VN, et al
There's a very embarrassing level of defensiveness going on on this board re Bellow.
Bellow's greatness--and Bellow is quite as great as Amis claims--makes no dent in VN's claim to same.
With no intent to compare him to or rate him against VN--Bellow is a marvel. His style is one of the wonders of 20th century fiction, a seamless mix of the erudite and the street and the gradations in between. Herzog, Mr. Sammler's Planet, Humboldt's Gift, More Die of Heartbreak--these are wonderful, great novels.
There's something very cultish in the unanimity of the responses here ... Embarrassing, as I said.