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The problem of self-loathing isn't new. What's new is the idea that it's the people with the history of greatest injustice who have the greatest right to be heard, and that the time has come for the arts not just to make room for them but to be dominated by them.

Sigrid Nunez

The problem of self-loathing isn't new. What's new is the idea that it's the people with the history of greatest injustice who have the greatest right to be heard, and that the time has come for the arts not just to make room for them but to be dominated by them.

Tags: representation, writers, writing

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About Sigrid Nunez

Sigrid Nunez (born 1951) is an American writer, best known for her novels. Her seventh novel, The Friend, won the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction.