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One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
« on: August 15, 2017, 02:27:43 pm »
One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
Rozina Sabur   1 MARCH 2017 • 12:31AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/01/one-five-cannot-name-single-author-literature-survey-shows/

One in five British people cannot name a single author of literature, a survey has revealed, as writers warn there is a section of society that is “shut off” from the benefits of reading.

The study, from the Royal Society of Literature, revealed that 15 per cent of those surveyed believe that literature is too difficult to understand.

That was despite the fact that 67 per cent of people saying that literature brought comfort in times of stress.

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Re: One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2017, 02:32:48 pm »
Bunch of "self-serfing" morons.
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Re: One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2017, 02:36:20 pm »
I don't think it's unreasonable to not know the marital status of some Arthurs.
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Re: One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2017, 02:38:02 pm »
"There was a time when reading wasn't just for f@gs. And neither was writing. People wrote books and movies. Movies with stories, that made you care about whose ass it was and why it was farting. And I believe that time can come again!"

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Re: One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2017, 02:45:07 pm »
Robert Heinlein,
Larry Niven
J.R.R. Tolkien
Chaucer
Thomas Wolfe
Poe

Oh the list is endless.

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Re: One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2017, 03:29:37 pm »
Quote from: RoosGirl on August 15, 2017, 02:36:20 pm
I don't think it's unreasonable to not know the marital status of some Arthurs.

Did Dudley Moore Write a book too?
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Re: One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2017, 03:34:56 pm »
Quote from: Suppressed on August 15, 2017, 02:27:43 pm
One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows


Mike Judge.  the cinematic George Orwell of his era...

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Re: One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2017, 03:54:34 pm »
I am blessed to have grown up in a family of readers.
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Re: One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2017, 03:58:24 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on August 15, 2017, 03:34:56 pm
Mike Judge.  the cinematic George Orwell of his era...



Amen.
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Re: One in five cannot name a single author of literature, survey shows
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2017, 03:58:40 pm »
Quote from: Cripplecreek on August 15, 2017, 03:54:34 pm
I am blessed to have grown up in a family of readers.

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