“O, gentle Bard, if thou couldst but glimpse our digital age! We set words in light called ‘blogs,’ Which are, alas, neither… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
People like to complain about the state of contemporary literature, but I can only assume they don't read it very widely. — Laura Miller Copy Share Image
“When she was living one of her fantasies she felt like a bird, the freedom of its wings letting her soar without… — Wendy Anne Gibbins-Lekkou Copy Share Image
“There are no backwaters where things can breed—our connectivity is so high and so global that there are no more Seattles and… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
“I searched modern fiction and poetry for clues to how we confronted and evaded reality, how we articulated our experience and turned… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
Literature that is not the breath of contemporary society, that dares not transmit the pains and fears of that society . .… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
“Shortly before school started, I moved into a studio apartment on a quiet street near the bustle of the downtown in one… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“..... this isn't some LA country rock jam reminiscing on the pyschtotropic pot pansies of Haight Ashbury . This is the soot… — Saira Viola Copy Share Image
For the judging of contemporary literature the only test is one's personal taste. If you much like a new book, you must… — Ford Madox Ford Copy Share Image
“[...] he made it a rule never to touch a book by any author who had not been dead at least 30… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Young girls think they know what their hearts desire, what they want the most. When really, we know nothing of love, devotion… — Alexia Purdy Copy Share Image
“The obsession with past trauma refracts World Lit’s sense of belatedness, even when the genre advertises its contemporaneity. You can argue that… — The editors n+1 Copy Share Image
For my students who are trying to learn the craft of writing in a writing class - contemporary literature is what's most… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
“It was a generation growing in its disillusionment about the deepening recession and the backroom handshakes and greedy deals for private little… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
“Writers more interested in literature than the truth ensure that they never come out with either thing — one reason that the word literature… — The editors n+1 Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in pairing classics with contemporary literature, so students have the opportunity to see that literature is not a… — John Green Copy Share Image
“[novan]: bassists are very good with their fingers [novan]: and some of us sing backup vocals, so that means we're good with… — Jess C Scott Copy Share Image
It's an absurd error to put modern English literature in the curriculum. You should read contemporary literature for pleasure or not at… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
