Something similar was also discussed by Borges, who quipped "each new author creates their own precursors". You can check this apparently paradoxical idea here

Something similar was also discussed by Borges, who quipped "each new author creates their own precursors". You can check this apparently paradoxical idea here: https://gwern.net/doc/borges/1951-borges-kafkaandhisprecursors.pdf https://gwern.net/doc/borges/1951-borges-kafkaandhisprecurso...