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    For me, Anthony Burgess is someone who would have gained greatly
    from Salinger's ploy of ostentatious invisibility.

    Before his eventual death the poor man was a great frequenter
    of arts & literary programmes on British television.  A pair
    of poached eyes, ribbons of sparse hair combed carefully over
    his bald dome, an over-eager, gabbling rush of volubility - all left
    an unfortunate impression.  He was altogether too anxious to impress:
    either with his versatility (he claimed to be a composer of symphonic
    music) or with what sounded like a class swot's parading of funny words.

    In so far as 'less is more', he seemed almost wholly lacking in a sense
    of personal or literary style.

    Scottie B.

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