“The great and present danger to American literature is the growing homogeneity of our writers, especially the younger generation. Often raised in several places in no specific cultural or religious community, educated with no deep connection to a particular region, history, or tradition, and now employed mostly in academia, the American writer is becoming as standardized as the American car—functional, streamlined, and increasingly interchangeable.” WritersPublishingWriters On WritingAmerican CultureLiterary CriticismAmerican WritersArts And CultureLiterary Culture Book:The Catholic Writer Today: And Other Essays Source: The Catholic Writer Today: And Other Essays
“What happens when we start believing the world and what is important in it are only these reactions and prejudices? What kind of gulag is it when its inhabitants are too stupid to understand they are its prisoners?” ReadingLiteratureSergio TroncosoChico Lingo BlogLiteracy And DemocracyLiterary Culture Author:Sergio Troncoso