David Bone backs the comparison with Carson's excerpts
David BoneWriter publishing as David Bone and David Benedict
Bone says even weaker Malfoid fan fictions are better than the circulated Carson poetry and questions the value of the Nobel.
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Some Malfoid fan-fiction writers deserved the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature more than Anne Carson, judged against the poetry excerpts The New Yorker circulated.
“Even the poorer quality Malfoid fan fictions were miles better than this.”
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Malfoid for the Nobel? Was the Anne Carson comparison fair?
Isaac Young and David Bone argued that Malfoid fan-fiction writers surpassed the Anne Carson excerpts shared after her Nobel win. Young maintained the relative comparison; Laurence Thompson mocked it. The dispute is whether the comparison fairly challenges her literary reputation and the award recognizing her body of work.
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Bone says weaker Malfoid stories exceed the circulated Carson poetry and questions the significance of the award.
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Bone quotes The New Yorker's post linking Carson's poem after her Nobel award.
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He goes on to disparage the circulated poetry and question whether the Nobel retains meaning.
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The case concerns the Malfoid-versus-Carson comparison. Bone expressly ranks the fan fiction above the circulated poetry, supporting the comparison.
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Read the full caseLaurence Thompson mocks the Malfoid Nobel comparison
“Also the right-wing: This AI-generated anime slop about a female Draco Malfoy should win the Nobel Prize for Literature.”Read statement
Young questions the conservative label for the comparison's proponents
“Who said we were Conservatives?”Read statement
AdequateEmily criticizes the Malfoid comparison
“it’s just as sad as when tumblr argued it, but definitely funnier.”Read statement
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