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Old 03-07-2006, 02:26 AM   #13
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Default Re: Nominate your best authors by language

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Love his stuff, but I prefer writers like Mark Twain and James Fennimore Cooper.
Twain is great. Ironic that you liked both, since Twain often ripped Cooper and his indians and that they have two very different perspectives.
I've heard that Twain didn't much like Cooper, though I'll admit I don't know why. Of course, Twain wasn't too fond of Mormons either, but I won't hold that against him.

I like them both because I see their work for what I think it is: Cooper is much more descriptive and Twain is more clever, but both tell a heck of a story.
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