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  • noun Plural form of minimalist.

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Examples

  • What really distinguishes Robison's fiction from that of her fellow minimalists is its humor.

    November 2009 2009

  • What really distinguishes Robison's fiction from that of her fellow minimalists is its humor.

    Narrative Strategies 2009

  • What really distinguishes Robison's fiction from that of her fellow minimalists is its humor.

    Dashed to the Ground 2009

  • Such scholars -- often called "minimalists" -- would laugh and say, no way.

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2008

  • The tonal flatness, emotionally stunted characters and concentration on seemingly trivial interactions that are the hallmarks of Ms. Beattie's stories — as well as those by other so-called minimalists like Raymond Carver, Mary Robison and Bobbie Ann Mason — became the New Yorker's de facto house style.

    The Quotidian of Love Sam Sacks 2010

  • Will I feel bad for these so-called minimalists when, after digitizing the only real archive of their existence, the iPad is lost, stolen, or has the hard drive wiped out by a virus?

    Good News for the Poor: You Can Afford to Have Nothing! BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • Carver was a late arrival at the venerable magazine, finding acceptance after other so-called minimalists such as Ann Beattie, Mary Robison, and Bobbie Ann Mason.

    Raymond Carver Carol Sklenicka 2009

  • In the 1980's there was a revival of interest in the short story, with the work of Raymond Carver and Richard Ford and the arrival of the so-called minimalists on the scene.

    The Elegant Variation: TEV 2006

  • In the 1980's there was a revival of interest in the short story, with the work of Raymond Carver and Richard Ford and the arrival of the so-called minimalists on the scene.

    EISENBERG PROFILED TEV 2006

  • And it was - even by comparison with the other so-called 'minimalists' at the time, you could listen to a piece by Philip Glass and know it was Philip Glass.

    News 2012

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