> I'm racking my brains to think if any current American novelists qualify
> as radical in this article's sense.
William Gibson and Toni Morrison come to mind. But Eagleton's critique of decadence is a bit misplaced. British imperialism has gone to the dogs -- once it ruled the planet, now it barely controls a couple bases near Basra. Good riddance. Still and all, British aesthetics is quite lively, thanks to the civilizing influence of the EU and waves of immigration from the former colonies.
-- DRR