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Topic History of: John le Carre - Britain's greatest living writer? Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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JK2006
Rowling is also in my top 20. Philip Pullman in my top ten.
Vera
veritas wrote: Le Carre is good but Alan Bennett is Britain's greatest living writer
Would J K Rowling not immediately spring to mind?
Or do sales figures not matter?
JK2006
Certainly a worthy contender!
veritas
Le Carre is good but Alan Bennett is Britain's greatest living writer.
The Fat Controller
There's a thing. I didn't know he was still living. I think I have to agree, not being able to think of any other that has contributed so much to literature still alive. I speak as someone who has met Martin Amis. Another great novelist but someone whom has always lived in the shadow of his father.