The Broom of the System | Literary Precedents
Wallace is coy about literary influences, although his reticence does not imply secrecy. In fact, Wallace is a true and voracious reader, one who gladly and openly comments on literature that has deeply affected him. However, it is difficult to precisely classify his work and, for that matter, any type of literary movement that his work might be said to emerge from. In his quest for originality and sincerity, Wallace dismisses literary "schools" as slavish and sycophantic, relegating them to what he calls the "crank-turners," novelists who adopt a visionary novelist's program and produce...
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