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Most influential writer of the last century?

i was rather looking forward to marooned's post cause i suspect he is the only one here who can give an economist's view.

twain was excellent, none like him but not 1900s
 
Having just read all the posts in this thread (that was a struggle) i have one question . . . . .



. . . . . what is this thread about? ;)
 
:91:
have you ever read any good book or any of the writers mentioned in this thread ga?

actually, a small q to all. how many here have read some/all of the authors mentioned in this thread?
 
comma said:
:91:
have you ever read any good book or any of the writers mentioned in this thread ga?

actually, a small q to all. how many here have read some/all of the authors mentioned in this thread?
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define good book?

cos what is a good book to me may seem like rot to you and what is a good book to you is definately a id rather stick pins in my eyes to me :D
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
define good book?

cos what is a good book to me may seem like rot to you and what is a good book to you is definately a id rather stick pins in my eyes to me :D
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hahaha

good book, something like story of phil,anna karenina, trial, kane and abel, godfather?

zt, which bk of joyce?
 
ulysses, i was 13 at the time, and it went over the top of my head

godfather is a great book waisay
 
z10 said:
ulysses, i was 13 at the time, and it went over the top of my head

godfather is a great book waisay
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ulysses at 13? did you finish it? may I ask what made you read it?

godfather is a classic.
 
commster from the list you mentioned i have only read the Godfather - also read a couple of other Puzo books which are always quality

From the others i would consider reading The Trial

Kane and Abel seems like a good un BUT since it was written by Jeffrey Archer i wudnt waste my time :D
 
comma said:
ulysses at 13? did you finish it? may I ask what made you read it?

godfather is a classic.
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i got halfway through it then gave up.

I read of ulysses in another book, funnily enough, where the main character talked of literary classics.
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
commster from the list you mentioned i have only read the Godfather - also read a couple of other Puzo books which are always quality

From the others i would consider reading The Trial

Kane and Abel seems like a good un BUT since it was written by Jeffrey Archer i wudnt waste my time :D
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i read the sicilian(was ok), last don (baaaaaaad)

trial, mind you is a little frustrating but if you actually finish it, you realise what a great read it was.

whats wrong with archer? mind you, K and A is a great read, very well paced.
 
from jeffrey archer, i havent read kane and abel, but am reading honour amongst theives
 
z10 said:
i got halfway through it then gave up.

I read of ulysses in another book, funnily enough, where the main character talked of literary classics.
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if you had said that you had read the entire book, i would have deemed it an utter lie ;) as it stands now, i have to give you the benefit of doubt;)
 
compared to godfather and even sicilian, last don was shyte. plus puzo didn't finish the don himself.
 
comma said:
:91:
have you ever read any good book or any of the writers mentioned in this thread ga?

actually, a small q to all. how many here have read some/all of the authors mentioned in this thread?
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read some of joyce, allama iqbal, twain, yeats
 
i read yeats while in inter in pakistan so dont remember much., read quite a few his poems but didn't understand much cuz i ever hardly understand poetry

tried to read joyce's a portrait of the artist... didnt finish it either

may be i was too young or too entusiastic as i had asterted many books of great authors like Oliver twist of diockens and invisible man of wells..

hardly finished any one of those
 
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like you, i started the portrait of an artist as a young man (twice) but everytime i got to "drip drip" and how he hated the sound of the word "___", i gave up on that piece of naansense
 
comma said:
if you had said that you had read the entire book, i would have deemed it an utter lie ;) as it stands now, i have to give you the benefit of doubt;)
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aren't i lucky! ;)
 
lucky indeed ;)
cause theres a good chance you're 'fibbing'

dan brown as influential? and then you ask me why i said "ga-style" definition
 
comma said:
lucky indeed ;)

dan brown as influential? and then you ask me why i said "ga-style" definition
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well someone threw in Tolkien, i dont see why Dan Brown can be mentioned (if only to pi55 MIG off more :D )
 
comma said:
like you, i started the portrait of an artist as a young man (twice) but everytime i got to "drip drip" and how he hated the sound of the word "___", i gave up on that piece of naansense
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hahaha.. glad to know i wasn't the only one.

i know it 's off tpic. what do u think of " hunchback of notredam "
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
well someone threw in Tolkien, i dont see why Dan Brown can be mentioned (if only to pi55 MIG off more :D )
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not sure who mentioned tolkein but that is pi55 poor choice as well.

be careful we don't pi.s.s.s. mig off more, lets mention baano qudsia as the most to keep him going
 
octavian said:
hahaha.. glad to know i wasn't the only one.

i know it 's off tpic. what do u think of " hunchback of notredam "
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sadly, never read hugo. any good?

joyce is shyte.
 
I havnt a clue what the defintion is anymore of this thread BUT Dan Brown regardless of whether he is a cr@p writer has had an influence
 
if u read his books comma, u will notice how he tries to copy tolstoy and hoe cheap he comes out to be as a result
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
I havnt a clue what the defintion is anymore of this thread BUT Dan Brown regardless of whether he is a cr@p writer has had an influence
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influence on what, ga?

ab meant influence on anyone really, someone who influenced the masses or the intelligentsia.

robo and I meant more the intellgentsia or the art itself.
 
people - he has got ppl reading about the subject, that is an influence imo

so tell me how has Tolstoy had an influence?
 
Tolkien was one of the best writers of the last century, not sure about his influence
 
for one, influence can be measured only over a longer period of time
besides merely arousing curiosity is not akin to influence. maybe AB can clarify that.
but just cause he got people interested and reading that topic, is not infleunce ga
 
ive read angels and demons and da vinci code.
a and d was shyte.
da vinci was interesting for the first 1/2 of it
 
how long does it take you (z10, comma) to finish a really intresting book you start reading ?approx ?
 
comma said:
ive read angels and demons and da vinci code.
a and d was shyte.
da vinci was interesting for the first 1/2 of it
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didnt u notice the way he tries to copy Tolstoys style ? by throwing frenh and italian phrases in between english
 
comma said:
for one, influence can be measured only over a longer period of time
besides merely arousing curiosity is not akin to influence. maybe AB can clarify that.
but just cause he got people interested and reading that topic, is not infleunce ga
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actually is not influence in YOUR OPINION - i mean i guess it boils down to the definition of influence, if we take the dictionary defintion then it is influence imo BUT if you have defined your own influence then perhaps not BUT did you guys even reach a conclusion to the defintion of influence? you were still arguing about it last i checked so im going to take the word influence for what it means :19: if you dont like that then :107:
 
w and p though i loved it, took me 2 weeks

others, depending on the size about a day or two.
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
actually is not influence in YOUR OPINION - i mean i guess it boils down to the definition of influence, if we take the dictionary defintion then it is influence imo BUT if you have defined your own influence then perhaps not BUT did you guys even reach a conclusion to the defintion of influence? you were still arguing about it last i checked so im going to take the word influence for what it means :19: if you dont like that then :107:
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bhai why get aggressive with me :D

all I am saying is that perhaps AB can say if dan brown is influential.
 
octavian said:
didnt u notice the way he tries to copy Tolstoys style ? by throwing frenh and italian phrases in between english
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didn't notice. tolstoy did it cause the french at the time in russia was the 'elitist' language, much like english in pak.
not sure why brown did it though
 
comma said:
didn't notice. tolstoy did it cause the french at the time in russia was the 'elitist' language, much like english in pak.
not sure why brown did it though
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already told u the reason :)
 
comma said:
bhai why get aggressive with me :D

all I am saying is that perhaps AB can say if dan brown is influential.
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aggressive and moi? :O :O

i was actually lookin for a violen playing smiley, cudnt find it so that that one should do the job :19:
 
well to call W and P a novel in traditional sense, would be degrading that piece of art :19:
 
octavian said:
so ?
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i would have sorted you out right here right now..if this hadnt been AB,s thread ...i think ill let you go this time with a warning.....


ps :me out of this thread...Ace Base could do without me in this thread :D
 
if we stretch the duration of time, then what would the list of influential writers be, AB, et al?
 
the only thing i have against tolstoy, is the length of his books- they are effin hugee
 
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cavin420 said:
i would have sorted you out right here right now..if this hadnt been AB,s thread ...i think ill let you go this time with a warning.....


ps :me out of this thread...Ace Base could do without me in this thread :D
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most of the threads could do ;)
 
Ace Base said:
Ladies (and gentlemen)

The idea behind the thread is simple.

Anybody whose writings have influenced a revolution, a change, a school of thought, a movement in the last 100 years etc qualifies.

As an example, Fidel Castro has some writings but his influence was felt primarily through his political and guerilla activities. Hence he doesn't qualify.

In Robosapien's opinion Iqbal doesn't qualify because his influence is ""restricted" to a billion Muslims worldwide.
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For Ga.
 
if time was taken out of the equation then the greeks would win hands down

Plato , Euripides, aristophenes
 
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