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12856456, he ain't even close, for a TON of reasons
Posted by kayru99, Fri Jul-17-15 10:53 AM
the body of work ain't there, the fiction ain't there, and he is just now getting to be remotely as radical as Baldwin. Plus, Baldwin is just a better writer of non-fiction, probably because he knew the importance of narrative as a fiction writer.
And I *like* Coates, but the internet hype train is ahistorical as hell
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