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The Nobel Prize in Literature stands as one of the world's most respected appreciation, which, in the words of Alfred Nobel's will, presents authors every year, who produce "the most outstanding tasks ...

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Literature hews to standards outside of the democratic logic. A canonical work does not attain that status by majority consent. Claims of merit do not require a reader’s consent to be authoritative.

In the spring, I attended a memorial service held at the University of California at Santa Barbara for Luis Leal, who died on January 25 at the age of 102. Among the homages presented were speeches by ...