@HeerJeet YES. Or any great artist - time to retire the phrase “definitive biography,” imo.
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@HeerJeet But I think it's possible for a truly disrespectful biography to destroy an author's reputation. (Not referring to Bellow.) -
@ruth_franklin Hmmm. I'm trying to think of an example. Maybe Thompson's Robert Frost hachet job? Yet Frost's rep recovered & is robust. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet Because people always want to think the Apple fell from the tree because they were hungry.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@samthielman@ruth_franklin I can think of many bios that diminished artists -- trying to think of one that destroyed a reputation. -
@HeerJeet@samthielman@ruth_franklin Mark Schorr on Sinclair Lewis.
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@samthielman@HeerJeet why did the bio make you think less of DFW? was it personal details or info about the writing?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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