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NOVELISTS > novelist > Vance Palmer
The voice of...
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The voice of America has no undertones or overtones in it. It repeats its optimistic catchwords in a tireless monologue that has the slightly metallic sound of a gramophone.
Source: Literary America, 1923; reprinted in Intimate Portraits, ed. H. P. Heseltine, 1969.
-- Vance Palmer, (Aug 28 1885-1959), Australian novelist; His novels, short stories, and plays are noted for disciplined diction and frequent understatement.