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Thought for the Day The distinction between literary and genre fiction is ....

Paul Whybrow

Paul Whybrow

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The distinction between literary and genre fiction is stupid and pernicious. It dates back to a feud between Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James. James won, and it split literature into two streams. But it's a totally false dichotomy.

George R. R. Martin

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