Writer's writer  

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"If you dared call Prof. Irwin Corey a “comedian's comic" to his face, he'd explode with frightening malice at this simple truth. Every field has its trailblazer whose genius is seen only by his peers and a passionate cult: Stendhal, a “writer's writer,” Art Tatum, a "musician's musician” worked for coffee and cake while a host of inept plagiarists dined ."--San Francisco (1973)

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A writer's writer is a phrase used to denote writers who are primarily appreciated by other writers.

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"A "writer's writer" Stendhal is known more in literary circles than in the public at large."

As of February 2022, the film Gräns had a critic's approval rating of 97% and an audience approval rating of 75%.

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