Knausgaard & Larsson are flip sides of long running trends: art novel without a plot & thriller written in indifferent prose.
@stevenwbeattie Some can do both, of course. Nabokov's was sometimes a terrific plotter.
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@HeerJeet Yes, and Chandler was a terrific stylist. I generalize to make a point. -
@stevenwbeattie Right, but exceptions are exceptions. In general there is tendency to specialize in either prose or plot.
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