Esteemed novelist Anne Tyler says she 'should be allowed to write from the viewpoint of a black man'

A writer hailed as America's answer to Jane Austen has slammed cancel culture in a new interview, while insisting that she 'should be allowed' to write a book from the 'viewpoint of a black man' without being accused of appropriation. Baltimore-based author Anne Tyler, 80, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1989, has said she is horrified by the implications of 'cancel culture' on literature The author added that the misdeeds or crimes of writers should not lead to their works being pulled from shelves, using 19th century artist Paul Gaugin - who reportedly had sex with and fathered children with underage girls. Earlier this month, award-winning novelist Howard Jacobson said misogyny 'is not a word that should be used about writers' as he made a stand against publishing's sensitivity crisis. Novelist Howard Jacobson, 79, previously said misogyny 'is not a word that should be used about writers' as he made a stand against publishing's sensitivity crisis She revealed her former publisher Picador recruited 'sensitivity readers' to 'detect and reform problematic racism and ableism' in her Orwell Prize-winning book. Kate Clanchy, who wrote Some Kids I Taught And What They Taught Me, revealed her former publisher Picador recruited 'sensitivity readers' to 'detect and reform problematic racism and ableism' in her Orwell Prize-winning book 'Nor should I use 'handicap' in its ordinary sense of 'impede' ; and I should prefer the acronym 'SEN' to its origin phrase, special educational needs, because it is more inclusive.'