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So-called great literature is a hoax, with nothing special about it
Drawn from what Adam Mastroianni said, then moved away from
What Adam Mastroianni actually said
Recalls holdingI owe an apology to every English teacher I ever had. I always assumed that so-called “great” literature was a hoax, a punishment inflicted upon adolescents for the crime of being young.
Their words nowGreat works of fiction—for that matter, great works of any art—unfurl in response to your attention.
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