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Literature

Whatever our literary preferences, almost all of us at least occasionally read purely entertaining books – fantasy, horror, detective novels. And as if we did not like certain writers in these genres, for most of us, such literature is beyond the literature of "real", and the writers, no matter how talented and gifted as they are, language does not turn to call "great." After all, it is impossible to writer, composing a mass literature, has chosen not serious genre, was put on a par with distinguished authors writing in the genre, say, realism, or psychological prose. Of course, everywhere there are exceptions, and writing very real terrors of Edgar Allan Poe is rightly considered a classic, and fiction writer Ray Bradbury was appreciated by the world, but many talented writers are still considered second-rate authors literature. Why is this happening? After all issues raised by the authors of books in the genres of entertainment, often quite severe, and the stories are written so that the book becomes a real shock to the reader. But unfortunately, often happens that know about it only fans of the genre, but most people have a fantasy or horror only a superficial view based on familiarity with mediocre authors. Are of great importance and prejudices prevalent in our society, where intellectual snobbery can not look at things uncomplicated look. We simply have not considered to be a specific genre of "real" literature, and their authors – outstanding writers, worthy of international recognition.

Even world-famous writers such as Stephen King, still considered by many authors only road fiction, bestsellers in paperback. The injustice of this trend there is, after all, in fact, it does not matter what kind of genre writer chose. What matters is that his books have enriched the reader's inner world, not only entertained, but taught. And if the author is able to excite the reader, to make him think seriously about a story, leave a trace in the soul – hence, the task is done and the book that the reader is closed, shaken read, refers to "Real" literature. This is the only criterion by which to evaluate both the writer and the novel. And Stephen King, author of literary horror, according to this criterion is certainly a great writer.

Unfortunately, the picture that there is now in bookstores, very sad. The shelves are crammed with low-grade, mediocre literature, and most of this waste is referred to this genre, which is believed to create easiest. Against this background, even extraordinarily talented, but not too well-known authors, lose the opportunity to fully express themselves, find their readers and get the recognition it deserves. The dominance of a rather gray, and sometimes frankly mediocre writers, and only adds relevance to the so-called entertainment genres. Soorientirovatsya in a variety of modern literatry help book reviews; these resources in a network represented a lot.