David Bone
Role at the time: Writer publishing as David Bone and David Benedict
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
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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Bone says weaker Malfoid stories exceed the circulated Carson poetry and questions the significance of the award.
Why we used this label
The case concerns the Malfoid-versus-Carson comparison. Bone expressly ranks the fan fiction above the circulated poetry, supporting the comparison.