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   John Dovey Firecat to Richard Falken   
   book: novelist as a vocation"   
   19 Feb 24 04:26:51   
   
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    RF>   Re: book: novelist as a vocation"   
    RF>   By: Aug to All on Sat Feb 17 2024 10:29 pm   
    RF> > In this engaging book, the internationally bestselling author and   
   famously   
    RF> private writer Haruki Murakami shares with readers his thoughts on the   
   role of   
    RF> the novel in our society.   
    RF> THe more I think aoub it, the more I realize the role of the novel in   
   society   
    RF> is to act as merchandise for something else.   
    RF> --   
    RF> gopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalken   
      
   That's an interesting take. Like everything, there are multiple levels of   
   motivation. I know plenty of authors who are only too happy to have their   
   works published and expect zero reward. The online webnovel phenom is   
   certainly largely based on that.   
      
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