Tim Parks Quotes

The Canon Is Finished. Anyone Who Believes That One Can Construct A Canon From The Tidal Wave Of Narrative Produced Today Is Guilty Of Wishful Thinking. All We Will Have Is A Record Of Who Won The Prizes And Achieved Celebrity Status. But, Perhaps, The Canon Was Always A Fairly Heavy-handed Tool And Little More Than A Convenience. The Only Thing Is To Follow One's Nose And Listen Carefully To The Way Others Talk About Books, Learn Who's Opinion Takes You To Interesting Places.

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