what writers are there that portray 21st century life?
I'm not talkin Great American Novel shit, just someone who writes about whats going on in a pessimistic, anecdotal way, like Bukowski did
There are fuckloads like Towel Inn, the problem is just that they aren't any good. It's easy enough to write
>rolled out of bed
>with nothing to do
>but play global offensive
>and post online about jews
-- the 4chan years
and call it a poem about gen-z angst or whatever, but actually elevating it to quality literature hasn't been done yet
>>7790552
Elliot Rodger. it isn't great literature, but its very telling when a complete autist is more honest about the soul-sucking banality of modern life than any respected authors would even dare to be
>>7790583
Hoellebecq