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Blogocentric Formulations #832685 added October 29, 2014 at 9:39pm
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Give Genre Writers A Chance!
 
PROMPT: If you could give a Nobel Prize in Literature, or other prestigious award to any author of your choice, who would it be? Would you award it for just one exceptional book or for their overall body of work?
Admittedly I've only read one of his books so far, but I would totally give a prestigious award like the Nobel Prize in Literature to a guy like Neil Gaiman. This is the only book of his I've read:
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I do have American Gods in the queue of my Kindle, though. For me, this prompt isn't so much about who I think is the absolute bestest author of all time as much as it is a desire to see someone other than the bland "literary" types win year after year. I'm tired of guys like Jonathan Franzen (I've mentioned my dislike for The Corrections before) and Cormac McCarthy winning National Book Awards and other heavy-duty awards. I'd love to see a guy like Neil Gaiman, who creates rich, vibrant, original worlds in all of his work, have the opportunity to receive that kind of recognition. And I know there are prestigious genre awards out there too... but I'm tired of seeing genre writers essentially sidelined and forced to have their own award ceremonies because they're so rarely recognized by the mainstream "literary" books.
Gaiman has written short fiction, novels, graphic novels, comic books, audio theater, and screenplays. He's won just about every genre award there is to win, and he continues to generate new, fresh, interesting stories in whatever medium he chooses to explore. I'd love to see a guy like this get a surprise nomination (and win) for a Nobel Prize, National Book Award, or other prestigious accomplishment outside those that are strictly for particular genres. Gaiman isn't just a great writer of science fiction and fantasy; he's a great writer, period.
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