you know I was kidding, right Mario?
John Lau
you bring down the curve?
>
>
There is no curve... there isn't any law of averages that applies to art. Where
does Pablo Picasso stand relative to the "average" twentieth century painter?
There is no average twentieth century painter, so the question is meaningless.
The same goes for literature.
"You may have the watches, but we have the time." - Afghan proverb
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From: jacquesdebierue <jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com>
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, Nov 14, 2009 2:09 pm
Subject: RARA-AVIS: Re: state of NY publishing
--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, BaxDeal@... wrote:
>
>
> you bring down the curve?
>
> John Lau
>
There is no curve... there isn't any law of averages that applies to art. Where
does Pablo Picasso stand relative to the "average" twentieth century painter?
There is no average twentieth century painter, so the question is meaningless.
The same goes for literature.
I use the same test as you do. I get curious, start reading, and if it's good I
keep reading... it works. And it doesn't depend on whether the author is new or
famous or forgotten or strictly a minority author. I certainly don't care who
the publisher is.
Best,
mrt
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