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Subject: Pulitzers and Old stories
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Date: Fri, 30-Sep-83 17:57:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 30 17:57:00 1983
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From:  Arturo Perez@MIT-EECS <UC.ART@MIT-EECS at MIT-MC>

I agree entirely with  LINDSAY%TARTAN at CMU-CS-C.ARPA when he says
that most books that are not of the Science Fiction genre are very
rapidly "disgarded."  Many times have I read a book that I thought was
very modern or contemporary only to find that it was written in the
40's or 50's.  Most "normal" fiction can't be appreciated in the same
way because they get dated and out-of-date so very fast.  In some
cases you have to know an incredible amount of history just to be able
to understand what the author is trying to say.  Flame Off!