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Plz explain this sentence

"It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of deny, that Romero at the age of sixty-four writes with all the characteristics of maturity."

In my reading, the sentence is simplified as "his dubious distinction have proved that Romero at the age of sixty-four write with all the characteristics of maturity". Is my reading correct?

But what is "dubious distinction"? is it similar to "questionable distinction", in the other words, "his distintion is questionable"? if it is right, I even get more confusion/

Plz explain to me.

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[nq:1]"It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of deny, that Romero at the age of ... have proved that Romero at the age of sixty-four write with all the characteristics of maturity". e.

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  • [nq:1]"It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of deny, that Romero at the age of ...
  • have proved that Romero at the age of sixty-four write with all the characteristics of maturity".
  • e.
  • he is special because he writes in a very mature style.
  • However, in the opinion of the speaker, this particular distinction isn't valuable, so it's a dubious distinction.
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[nq:1]"It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of deny, that Romero at the age of ... have proved that Romero at the age of sixty-four write with all the characteristics of maturity". Is my reading correct?[/nq]
His distinction is real, i.e. he is special because he writes in a very mature style. However, in the opinion of the speaker, this particular distinction
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