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.

@Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 months ago

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.

@jeffw@lemmy.world · edit-2 9 months ago

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@lemmy.world · 9 months ago

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

@jeffw@lemmy.world · 9 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

Mak' · 9 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.

@crazyCat@sh.itjust.works · 9 months ago

Love DFW