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From: juracan@ihldt.UUCP (Teodoro Alonso)
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Subject: Re: sri-arpa.11908: Merit Survey Results
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Date: Wed, 28-Sep-83 16:02:50 EDT
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>I agree no work of science fiction is even in the same class as Moby Dick or
>War and Peace but then what modern mainstream work is?  I would maintain
>that no "GREAT" novel has been written since the two named above.

Perhaps I should refresh your memory Jose, by mentioning "One Hundred Years 
of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in 1970. This novel has been called 
"The Modern Don Quixote" by many critics.

					Teodoro Alonso
					(ihnp4!ihldt!juracan)

ps- OHYOS originated the literary style called "Fantastic Realism". So
OHYOS could be considered F & SF novel to a certain degree.