Faulkner turned out to be a great teacher. When a student asked a question ineptly, he answered the question with what the student had really wanted to know. Leslie Fiedler answeraskfaulkner Change image and share on social
I think the pattern of my essays is, A funny thing happened to me on my way through Finnegans Wake. Leslie Fiedler essayfinnegansfunny Change image and share on social
Foucault was the one person I met in France that I could talk to. He was a mensch. You know whether you agree with him or not because you know what he is saying. Leslie Fiedler agreefoucaultfrance Change image and share on social
I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love. Leslie Fiedler howllonglove Change image and share on social
I like that people who are not experts can not only understand but get engaged by my work. I like that Joe Paterno can read me. Bill Bradley. Leslie Fiedler billbradleyengage Change image and share on social
DeLillo never seems committed to me to what he is writing. Very nice surfaces, but he's got nothing underneath. Leslie Fiedler commitdelillonice Change image and share on social
Of the female black authors, I really like Morrison's early books a lot. But she's really become so much a clone of Faulkner. He did it better. Leslie Fiedler authorblackbook Change image and share on social
All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science. Leslie Fiedler artcriticismgood Change image and share on social
Raymond Carver is good. I think he'll be appreciated more and more. He's an easy writer to imitate. Leslie Fiedler appreciatecarvereasy Change image and share on social
Kafka is still unrecognized. He thought he was a comic writer. Leslie Fiedler comickafkathink Change image and share on social
