Billy Collins - The disappointing second novel is measured against the brilliant first novel - often...

Billy Collins Zitate

The disappointing second novel is measured against the brilliant first novel - often no novel lives up to the first. Literary improvement seems like an unfair expectation.

Billy Collins

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Der enttäuschende zweite Roman ist an dem brillanten ersten Roman gemessen - oft reicht der Roman nicht bis zum ersten. Literarische Verbesserung scheint eine unfaire Erwartung zu sein.

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