work of genius
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His mixture of insult, ressentiment, and buffoonery is a work of genius.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025
While not as well known as "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", published five years later, the book cemented Kundera's reputation as a leading novelist with critics who called it a work of genius.
From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023
On Sunday, Nézet-Séguin will have conducted the two works at the Met; he said that while he considers “Parsifal” a work of genius, “‘Lohengrin’ is more relatable because you get the best of both worlds.”
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
She is charmed by the novel, which helps her understand that “a book didn’t, in fact, have to be a bewildering work of genius to be something she loved.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023
I hold up Neil Gaiman’s latest work of genius.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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