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Who do you consider a Great Author of the last 50 years or so (first well-known work after 1970)? I'd like to get a feel for who's who in modern literature. Any language/culture. Fiction only. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Bonus points for any books you believe are classics from that time period. Any language, but only fiction please.

I'm really excited to see what Lemmy has.

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[–] jeffw 43 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

David Foster Wallace

Stephen King

Haruki Murakami

Kurt Vonnegut

Toni Morrison

Just a few names that popped into my head

Edit: some of these are based on popular opinions. For example, I never really got into Toni Morrison

[–] WarlockLawyer 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Vonnegut is wonderful but his first book is 1950s and his greatest success is likely the 1960s. Question asked post 1970.

[–] jeffw 8 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I knew he started in the 50s. But you’re right, I looked it up and some of his notable stuff was earlier than I thought

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

I’m happy to see someone else mention Murakami.

I went on tear in university—a long time ago now—reading everything that had been translated to English by then. And, while they had the most bizarro plots, I found them to be the most compelling reads, wanting to read more and more, until I ran out of things to read.

He definitely deserves a place on this list.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Love DFW

[–] PP_BOY_ 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

DFW was the first name that popped in my head, too. I still think that McCarthy is the better answer, but there's no doubt that Wallace is a legend.

[–] jeffw 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I was avoiding answers I already saw or I would’ve put McCarthy