If she was right in a room of one's own, why haven't we seen the emergence of a celebrated female novelist of serious literature? It's been over a year since women's enrollment in college surpassed that of men's?
*over a decade
she also said money
/lit/ refuses to acknowledge contemporary literature so this new wave of female writers doesn't stand much chance of currying favour with us autists. Beyond these four walls many, many female novelists are celebrated as writers of serious literature.
>>9426481
name some please
>>9426484
Donna Tartt, Marilynne Robinson, Hilary Mantell, Jennifer Egan.
>>9426496
How many can you name that should fare through the centuries?
>>9426513
I don't know anon, I am not omniscient. How many male contemporary authors can you say the same for?
>>9426521
None, they're all shit. But since I don't know these women I asked you.
>>9426521
>How many male contemporary authors can you say the same for?
Krasznahorkai and Vargas from the top of my head.
>>9426461
I don't see her spoken of often on this board, but I think Alice Munro is a really captivating author with very beautiful but simple short stories. She doesn't always astound me with her style, but there's often a very lovely atmosphere and poignancy to her stories.
>>9426521
DFW, not for his novels, but his essays