Word: fictional
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Polish novelist who became a naturalized American citizen in 1965, Kosinski won the National Book Award in Fiction in 1969 for Steps, and is also the author of The Painted Bird...
L.B.M.: Yeah, but we gotta have some of this science fiction stuff too if we want to get the younger generation. We're not going to spare any expense...
...rigorously philosophical. His power stems from the very limitations he clamps on his art. While refusing to spell out anything other than rudiments, he hints at vast areas of life that are beyond the power of words to express or minds to grasp. By the standards of conventional fiction, his characters are little more than ciphers, but they arouse considerable interest and sympathy simply by facing up to the ominous atmosphere that pervades their lives. If something terrible has not already happened to them, it will. They shrug, say silly, inadequate things...
...FICTION: Airships, Barry Hannah Final Payments, Mary Gordon Mortal Friends, James Carroll Picture Palace, Paul Theroux The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse, edited by Kingsley Amis The World According to Garp, John Irving
...FICTION 1. The Holcroft Covenant, Ludlum (1 last week) 2. Bloodline, Sheldon...