tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579866216081942053.post7580697244410446565..comments2023-08-28T17:07:30.382-07:00Comments on American Pop Lit: Genius WritersKing Wenclashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02829669817922977533noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579866216081942053.post-63356582846066501292011-07-11T07:45:40.298-07:002011-07-11T07:45:40.298-07:00Thanks much for the info, and also for nominating ...Thanks much for the info, and also for nominating Jack Schaefer. (I've read the book. I love the movie-- and consider Alan Ladd an underrated actor. His line readings in the film, with his terrific voice, were low-key but filled with edge, threat, and hidden emotion.)<br />I'll look into Schaefer's other books. Keep in mind that only a few slots are left for what from the first was a crowded field.King Wenclashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709139159194279478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579866216081942053.post-71995506154928605382011-07-08T13:10:43.702-07:002011-07-08T13:10:43.702-07:00Your comments regarding Ayn Rand are fair-minded a...Your comments regarding Ayn Rand are fair-minded and always interesting, but I won't comment here as I concern myself primarily with her philosophy of art. Readers may want to know of these two worthy books: 'Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged: A Philosophical and Literary Companion' and 'The Fountainhead: An American Novel' (Twayne's Masterwork Studies)<br /><br />(Regarding the All-Time American Writer tournament, see my suggestion in the comments section of the "Radical Idea" post -- June 22.)<br /><br />Louis Torres<br />Co-Editor, Aristos (An Online Review of the Arts)Louis Torreshttp://www.aristos.orgnoreply@blogger.com