Hi /lit/, I'm looking for some books about two or more highly intelligent, sophisticated dudes (or ladies) who face off in some kind of protracted battle of wits.
The higher the stakes, the better. They should both be, shall I say, "pretty cool". Also, the book should be good, please.
thanks
How little should their shoes be?
>>7819516
The Sunset Limited, though that's a play.
>>7819516
bump
>>7819642
God, I love that shit.
Eco - Name of the Rose
The 7th Seal isa good movie
>>7819516
murphy... a bit different than what ur prob expecting but give it a go
The Magus
God I'm such a pleb, the first thing I thought of was Death Note.
Death Note.
>>7820227
a-any books like Death Note?
Sherlock Holmes and Morry Arty
the brothers karamazov
kind of
>>7820221
the revised version though
the original goes nowhere in a predictable way
>>7820227
the only good thing about that crap is the soundtrack which i listening to right now
Read history
>the higher the stakes
And by this I feel it necessary to exclude too high of stakes. We don't need these blokes saving the world or a city.
>>7819516
>Geniuses playing Chess
Go has officially taken over
The Magus.
>>7819516
C&P fits the description, obviously.
I also recommend you Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann. It's about a composer, whose genius is unseen by the public, so he makes a deal with the devil for fame.
It's not what you requested in OP, but from the question and your style, I guess you'd like it.
>>7819516
Evgenij Onegin
>>7819516
This will be more helpful, you half warmed tadpole
>>7819516
>>7819516
>>7819516
Try 'The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August.'
Nice concept and the stakes are very high.
The demolished man.
It's Sci-fi.
>>7821501
this is objectively the best answer
>>7821493
This looks good.
"Understand" by Ted Chiang
faust?
The Shadow and The Flash by Jack London.
Short story about two close friends who are extremely competitive throughout their lives, resulting in their competition turning into a desire to kill the other individual.
>>7819612
oh my god
>>7820416
>soundtrack
Pretty sure they were talking about the manga.
Can't believe you managed to outpleb them.
Plato's dialogues???
>>7823915
>hello I'm like 80 years old and I should fall over and die already
>no ITS YOU WHO WAS IMPRESSIONABLE
>no no no this can't be happening
>yeah I will drink this and I am right
Plato's dialogues are fiction
>>7819516
Ward no.6--Chekov
>>7823935
Thanks anon, I'll put that on my to-read list
Once I finish it I will chek it ov
Umineko
>>7820226
>Not Legend of the Galactic Heroes
>Not Kaiji
Come on, if you wanna go with weebshit at least pick good weebshit.
>>7819516
I cannot believe this has not been suggested yet
/lit/ come on
Sherlock Holmes?
>>7824331
Fuck off.
>>7823949
I see what you did there
>>7820207
I was thinking murphy based on the chess picture, but then I failed to see how it would relate to the given context
>>7820250
Who are the intelligent dudes? Aleksey and Ivan?
