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Percival Everett Novel Criticized as Flawed

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A novel by Percival Everett, published in the US in 2001, has been described as a failed attempt, unfinished, and poorly written. Critics have labeled it racist and nonsensical, with its reception marked by incomprehension.

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literary criticism identity

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“Es ist beleidigend, schlecht geschrieben, rassistisch und stumpfsinnig. Seine Kritik wird verständnislos zur Kenntnis genommen. Es ist faszinierend, wie Percival Everett das Thema Identität durchdekliniert.”

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