Neal Stephenson vs. Clive James
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Neal Stephenson
1959 – present
Neal Town Stephenson is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, and baroque.
"Don Donald was clearly accustomed to addressing people whose only way of responding was to nod worshipfully and take notes. He did not, in other words, leave a …"
Clive James
1939 – 2019
Clive James was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019. He began his career specialising in literary criticism before becoming television critic for The Observer in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour.
"After being murdered at Stalin's orders, Lev Davidovich Bronstein, alias Leon Trotsky , lived on for decades as the unassailable hero of aesthetically minded pr…"
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