If not in terms of greatness, then in the way it's written. For example Moby-Dick, which I count among my favorite books, is decidedly American while still belonging in that pantheon of great 19th century novels. I haven't been able to find similar greatness in literature that reads American (postmodernism, western, beat &c.). Are there any American literary works that emulate that European style? The closest I've gotten was Roth.
>>25187687Emily Dickinson and Melville yeah, a lot of New Englanders I feel apply.Jesus, that whore is fucking hideous, looks like a monster movie creature from the 30s.
>Another Roth shill thread.
>>25187687>The closest I've gotten was Roth.Probably because you have read fewer than 50 books in your adult life
>>25187695Tweezerman
>>25187697Better Roth than pynchon
I don't even know what the hell European style is supposed to mean. French, German, Russian and English literature are quite stylistically different.
>>25187687henry james?
"Classic" is in the eye of the beholder. Moby Dick was dismissed by its earliest critics for being a primer on whaling that was quite boring. It was until 30 years after Melville's death that Lewis Mumford rescued him from obscurity and single-handedly made the book a classic.
>>25188375It was viciously attacked and boycotted for being blasphemous lil dumbdumb bro
>>25187687This is one of the ugliest women I've ever seen.
>>25187687>ohmagawd look at my resting bitch face. I like so not care about like literally anything and you can tell that by the fact that I have half closed eyes and an emotionless face all the time and that means i dont care about anything and i mean anything you could just fuck my boyfriend or kill my entire family in front of me and i wouldn't even care i'm such a cool cuck so cool im so cool
