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EDNOTE. We are straying from VN, I fear. As for Mr. Bellow, my indifference is purely personal. My own reaction to literature is grounded in elegance of language and perception. Bellow's virtues lie elsewhere.
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From: MalignD@aol.com
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Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 2:54 PM
Subject: Fw: Martin Amis on Bellow , VN , et al
<<I've never met any of those here who have challenged Mr. Amis's claims for Mr. Bellow. And I have corresponded with, I think, one of them, on the basis of, say, once every four or five months.
I take it you are the one who is embarrassed. Why?>>
I read in the responses a kneejerk dismissal of Bellow by those who posted as if, here on the VN list, no further explanation necessary. My embarrassment--although I was speaking rhetorically--would be for those who posted.
<<I can't speak for the erudite, but Bellow's grasp of "the street" can be had in the reading of a half dozen Sunday magazines.>>
Bellow writes no better than a Sunday magazine journalist? You're making me embarrased for real.
----- Original Message -----
From: MalignD@aol.com
To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 2:54 PM
Subject: Fw: Martin Amis on Bellow , VN , et al
<<I've never met any of those here who have challenged Mr. Amis's claims for Mr. Bellow. And I have corresponded with, I think, one of them, on the basis of, say, once every four or five months.
I take it you are the one who is embarrassed. Why?>>
I read in the responses a kneejerk dismissal of Bellow by those who posted as if, here on the VN list, no further explanation necessary. My embarrassment--although I was speaking rhetorically--would be for those who posted.
<<I can't speak for the erudite, but Bellow's grasp of "the street" can be had in the reading of a half dozen Sunday magazines.>>
Bellow writes no better than a Sunday magazine journalist? You're making me embarrased for real.