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DeLillo has said that he no longer feels a compulsion to write long, compendious books. In his later years, Saul Bellow said something similar. DeLillo, of course, has written very long in the past, notably with the 850-page Underworld (1997), and his story has been America.
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"DeLillo has said that he no longer feels a compulsion to write long, compendious books. In his later years, Saul Bellow said something similar. DeLillo, of course, has written very long in the past, notably with the 850-page Underworld (1997), and his story has been America."
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DeLillo has said that he no longer feels a compulsion to write long, compendious books. In his later years, Saul Bellow said something similar. DeLillo, of course, has written very long in the past, notably with the 850-page Underworld (1997), and his story has been America. — Justin Cartwright

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Justin Cartwright was a Novelist from United Kingdom (1945–2018).

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Who said "DeLillo has said that he no longer feels a compulsion to write long, compendiou…"?
This quote is attributed to Justin Cartwright, a Novelist from United Kingdom.
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Justin Cartwright lived from 1945 – 2018.