Who do you consider a Great Author of the last 50 years or so (first well-known work after 1970)? I'd like to get a feel for who's who in modern literature. Any language/culture. Fiction only.

Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 months ago

Who do you consider a Great Author of the last 50 years or so (first well-known work after 1970)? I'd like to get a feel for who's who in modern literature. Any language/culture. Fiction only.

guillem@aussie.zone · 9 months ago

Umberto Eco.

ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz · 9 months ago

Yes! The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum were both great. If you’ve read more of his work and have a recommendation for where to go next I’d love to hear it.

On the topic of Italian authors, I loved Italo Calvino’s “If on a winter’s night a traveler” as well. I didn’t really expect it to pay off as a cohesive work. I was mostly along for the ride and was pleasantly surprised.

grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 8 months ago

Maybe Foucault’s Pendulum wasn’t for me. I recognise the craft and intense research involved, and I loved all the multilingual notes all throughout. But I didn’t really get into it until about page 400.

I know it was meant to put you in the headspace of a conspiracy theorist, but I found the intense detail laboured on the Templars incredibly dull.

The part at the end with the Eiffel tower was great though.