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Self-proclaimed
I read below sentences from "Knowledge News". Today's subject was 'self-proclaimed'. - I guess :^) Q. After World War II, an American bombardier made it big with a 1961 novel. The work, like its author, had confidence and wit. In fact, when someone told him that he hadn't written anything nearly as good since, this author replied, "No, but neither has anyone else." Who had the literary gumption to say that?
Would you explain me what 'self-proclaimed' means, please ? And I don't understand the reply of the author. What did he want to say?? (Also I'd really appreciated if you correct any mistakes on my message above.)
Thanks.
Marty.
Q. After World War II, an American bombardier made it big with a 1961 novel. The work, like its author, had confidence and wit. In fact, when someone told him that he hadn't written anything nearly as good since, this author replied, "No, but neither has anyone else." Who had the literary gumption to say that?
A. Joseph Heller, author of the famous novel Catch-22.
Would you explain me what 'self-proclaimed' means, please ? And I don't understand the reply of the author. What did he want to say?? (Also I'd really appreciated if you correct any mistakes on my message above.)Thanks.
Marty.
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^) And the answer to the question is simply the name of an author and the name of his most famous book - I can't see what you don't understand here either. Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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And the answer to the question is simply the name of an author and the name of his most famous book - I can't see what you don't understand here either.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
And the answer to the question is simply the name of an author and the name of his most famous book - I can't see what you don't understand here either.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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"He's the self-proclaimed X", means he has given himself the title X.
What he wanted to say is what he said.
Explanation: Heller was criticised for not having written another novel as good as Catch-22. Heller believes that's unfair criticism: Catch-22 was so good that _no-one_ has been able to write a novel as good as it.
Adrian
"He's the self-proclaimed X", means he has given himself the title X.
What he wanted to say is what he said.
Explanation: Heller was criticised for not having written another novel as good as Catch-22. Heller believes that's unfair criticism: Catch-22 was so good that _no-one_ has been able to write a novel as good as it.
Adrian
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