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Q&A How many books should writers read?

It is well known that the postmodern novels often use citations and references to other cultural objects, first of all to the other novels. Sometimes it is necessary to read several of them in orde...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by zavg‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:00:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar zavg‭ · 2019-12-08T06:00:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
It is well known that the postmodern novels often use citations and references to other cultural objects, first of all to the other novels. Sometimes it is necessary to read several of them in order to understand the majority of senses in a particular chapter.

How do you think how many books should the postmodern author read and how culturally spacious his mind should be in order to write state of the art literature?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-01-25T23:12:00Z (almost 8 years ago)
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