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The Sound and the Fury discussion thread
Now, we know Faulkner was big on syntactical metaphor, for instance using periods instead of comma-placement in dialogue for Benjy's perspective (representing he has to nail stuff down, because he's a retard and can't hold on to thing for shit, ie time). That's just for example.
The main thing I want to talk about, and I've researched this online but can't find, is Dilsey's diction. Ever notice it changes in the book? In all perspective but Benjy's, it's an obvious parody of a...
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>>7596076
Fucking faggot, thanks for contributing.
>>7596076
You should probably die now and save everyone else the hassle.
>>7596076
Don't post here anymore you are utterly redundant on this website.
Is there any truth to this?
>Ahab is virtually a human monolith, a Promethean figure. He takes his multinational crew in maniacal pursuit of the white whale which took off his leg (and, Melville implies, more than that: as a friend of mine quipped, a better title for the book might be Moby-no-Dick).
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2015/12/white-whale-big-smoke-how-geography-london-inspired-moby-dick
Currently reading Moby-Dick for the first time in English (not my native language, but I manage, the cetological and...
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He really hated that fucking whale.
>>7596163
Oh I'm laffin.
Actually OP, I've read it twice and haven't thought of that before, but it does make some sense.
>>7596067
been a while since i read the book but as far as i can remember there is some mentioning of him losing his third leg
Daily reminder: Chekhov, although not being discussed in this vietnamese hieroglyphics forum (maybe his work ain't got no theoretical depth), is one of the best writers ever.
But who's the best translator?
overrated short story writer and a horrible playwright. he's not much to discuss, he doesn't have much to say in ideas, themes, etc.
Just make your claim without all the memeing, Jesus Christ.
Yes, Chekhov is a great writer. His story "Neighbors" is one of my favorites.
Are there any good sports fiction? Preferably soccer and baseball
Infinite Jest
I’ve heard good things about "Once A Runner".
Hemingway wrote about bull fighting, skiing, fishing, cycling, horse riding, boxing, big game hunting and probably some more. And Murakami wrote about running.
Do you know some good historical novel set in a alternate medieval age?
I'm reading the second book of the Hammer and the Cross saga and I must say I'm enjoying it thoroughly.
http://www.uchronia.net/bib.cgi/diverge.html
>>7595246
Interesting, thank you.
Is this a new copypasta?
Is it worth trying to stop subvocalising and learn various "Speedreading" techniques for when I'm just reading for fun and not for a test? Basically does speedreading take the fun out of it?
You read faster as you read more. Read a rate that's comfortable and retantive for you and you'll eventually get better at it.
That's it.
Depends if you just want the plot forcefed to you by a conveyor belt or not, you won't chew and appreciate the flavour is my take on it.
Maybe this is a bit far, but for me the experience was akin to reading a chapter summary I found online, I only remembered the neat and obvious.
Reading very fast is just for absorbing information, you won't consider anything deeply or enjoy it.
Still, I used to read like 20 pages an hour, it was impossible for me to complete books. Practicing speed reading helped me move to the standard.
Hey /lit/,
How many of you actually read any Chinese philosophical works?
Personally I've read all of the "major" works, but I'm curious what you guys read?
>>7594878
I have read a number of Chinese Chan/Zen texts such as the Zen Teaching of Huang Po and Taoist texts.
I've read Spring and Autumn Annals, Journey to the West, and Mao's Red Book
>>7594878
I have read the Annals of Confucius and Sun Tzu's The Art of War. I plan on getting more in depth into Chinese and Eastern philosophy though.
How do you pronounce his name?
>>7594331
how it looks
shlahvohzee zheeezihk
"Mark Hamill"
Recommend me some books (preferably fiction) that take place on along Silk Road.
>>7594291
Under Heaven by Kay
>>7594305
Sounds cool. How strong are the fantasy elements?
>>7594291
Aitmatov's Jamila,
and
The Day Lasts More than a Hundred Years
Are there any good translations of Finnegans Wake into English?
>>7593978
there are online resources dedicated to decoding and explaining nearly every word of the novel
>>7593978
http://finwake.com/
>>7593978
Not really; even the Skeleton Key loses like 80% of what's there.
The best way to understand the work really is to eat Jimmy Joy's brain.
fuckin Horemheb
>>7596302
Nice to see this book here
Such a great book, actually shed a tear at the end
What translation would /lit/ recommend for the Divine Comedy?
>inb4 learn Italian
>translation
Penguin
Hollander.
I'm searching for Strasserite literature, but it seems my browser skills are not adequate for such task or it is extremly difficult to find.
I have been trying my luck on /pol/. but it seems those retards do not even know what Strasserism is about, so do help me /lit/!
I'm not fond of Strasserism, I'm just curious from intellectual point of view in such literature.
Thank you in advance!
tdlr: Searching for: Strasserite Literature
>>7595833
>I have been trying my luck on /pol/. but it seems those retards do not even know what Strasserism is about,
Good! Everything is working according to our plans...
...you can't even guess what we are in the future.
>>7595833
Otto Strasser wrote some books, if you can find those. If you want secondary there's a book called Gregor Strasser and the Rise of Nazism by Peter Stachura. I haven't read it so I can't speak for its quality but it doesn't seem like there's much out there anyway.
https://archive.org/details/OttoStrasserSocial-nationalism
https://archive.org/details/gottfried
Own writing:
https://archive.org/details/GermanyTomorrowOttoStrasser
What does /lit/ think of this book?
It's official the Reddit invasion is going to be permanent.
OP it's dystopian genre fiction, published 50 years after that was an acceptable thing to do, needless to say, it's horrible.
>>7596250
pleb
>>7595329
it's petty good but it's not his best work. Overrated. Remains of the Day, Buried Giant, and Unconsoled are superior. Buried Giant particularly is a more mature book than Never Let Me Go and employs similar devices. NLMG relies too heavy on sappy sentimentalism.
Hello everybody, I'm trying to find the unedited, original, German edition of Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler. All the reprints are censored, bad translations or just straight up changed. It's pretty hard to find it online though.
>>7594989
Nein.
>All the reprints are censored, bad translations or just straight up changed.
>things /pol/ tells itself
Get the "Stalag" edition, the one made by the Nazi government for POWs.
>>7595002
I'm fluent in German and would prefer to read it in it's oficial state. Thank's for suggesting Stalag edition, if I don't find anything I'll check it out.
