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they like the book—they’ll come to the point where they conceive of that middle novel. Now, if I come along and write it in | they like the book—they’ll come to the point where they conceive of that middle novel. Now, if I come along and write it in | ||
the next few years, they’ll then be able to check their version of | the next few years, they’ll then be able to check their version of | ||
the novel against mine. | the novel against mine. (Glenday 135)</blockquote> | ||
From the vantage point of “telling” the “truth of our times,” and on the level of crafting an explicit plot resolution, the novel fails. The position of the | From the vantage point of “telling” the “truth of our times,” and on the level of crafting an explicit plot resolution, the novel fails. The position of the | ||
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who, like his fictional CIA agents, has spent a career attempting to write the | who, like his fictional CIA agents, has spent a career attempting to write the | ||
great novel, decided not to, precisely so that by turning away from this project | great novel, decided not to, precisely so that by turning away from this project | ||
and refusing a sequel, he forces us to rethink our relationship to novels and | and refusing a sequel, he forces us to rethink our relationship to novels and history. This is where his great contribution can reside. | ||
history. This is where his great contribution can reside. | |||
==V. Back to the Future== | ==V. Back to the Future== | ||