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The Australian writer, until he gets a “London hearing”, is only accepted as an imitator of some recognised English or American author.
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The sentence says that Australian writers are not readily judged as original in their own right. Until they receive approval or attention from London, readers treat them as imitating a better-known English or American writer. “London hearing” means recognition from an influential literary audience, while “only accepted as an imitator” stresses how limiting that standard is.
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