Have you ever read an polish writer book?
inb4 Lem
>>7642236
*any
>>7642236
quo vadis
street of crocodiles by bruno schulz
some poetry compilation by szymborska
would like to read pan tadeusz eventually but it's intimidating
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Have any of you read this?
Is it worth reading?
It seems to have an eerie atmosphere which I enjoy
Are you a marxist?
Can you stand books with good settings and awful characters?
>>7642093
>awful characters
Kill yourself nigger.
Hey /lit/
I've been wanting to read this book for a while now. Still need help on making a decision
read it you faggot
also start with the greeks
(not a meme for once cause you'll really fucking need it for part 2)
where this fuck can i get a copy of that its like i never see a whole translation usually searched give thomas mann's remake
>>7641725
? are you searching doctor faustus? just search goethe's faust.
also pic in OP cuts out most of part 2 so its not a whole translation.
So /lit/,
Who are the best lyricists of 21st century?
kanye west
John S. Hall
Kendrick Lamar
I thought you all were joking about this, but no. It's very real.
What book?
>>7640510
Infinite Jest, page 47.
What's wrong with it?
Has there ever been a /lit/ meet up?
What would it be like?
Have you ever met anyone who browses /lit/ irl?
>>7640195
>what would it be like?
6 people in a starbucks mumbling about Infinite Rainbow.
>>7640195
When I went to see The end of the Tour, there was a guy quietly standing alone in line, a few metres behind reading Gravitys rainbow.
Everyone else in the theatre were 'artsy' rich kids.
I've no way to know for sure, but I know for a fact that a few of you guys are from Melbourne, so just maybe.
I met someone who drunkenly mentioned /lit/ memes in a small country town in Australia. They seemed cool
>you will never be just outside Barstow, when the drugs begin to take hold
>>7639315
don't be so sure about that...
>>7639315
Big fan of Thompson, just finished reading kingdom of fear, pretty good biography, gonzo is such a unique style. The dense politics were a bit much especially for an Australian but I still could appreciate it however
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Behold the em dash, /lit/.
>—
How do you like to format your em dashes? Do you even use them? What do you use?
>Like—this?
>Like — this?
>Like--this?
>Like -- this?
>Like - this?
>Like-this? (I seriously hope you guys don't do this.)
It's not really important except for the final draft given that when you change your formatting it changes sometimes.
>No Like —this? Option
What the fuck are you doing, family?
>Like--this?
I usually do this, and then I find and replace "--" with "—".
But that's only if I really care about what I'm writing. Otherwise, I just stick with "--".
Which novel has the best closing sentence?
>that neck
Yes
>>7639103
Moby-Dick had a pretty memorable one for me.
>>7639133
"And with that, the whale was dead."
Where should I start if I want to get a good grip of cultural theory?
I just don't want to read about critical theory, I want to be able to apply it myself, reaching my own conclusions.
>>7638617
nobody?
karl korsch - marxism and philosophy
history and class consciousness - georg lukacs
>>7640325
woops misread 'cultural theory' as 'critical theory'
anyways, you're barking up the wrong tree. 'cultural theory' is even more broad then 'critical theory' and critical theory is really fucking broad, because 'culture' (and 'theory' t-b-h) can mean many radically different things to different people
you're better off starting from the basic sociology with foundations in philosophy and moving on from there
Besides 'A Clockwork Orange', what books has /lit/ read by Anthony Burgess?
the end of the world news was a lot of fun
A Night to be Trifled With
After reading a Clockwork Orange why would anyone read further work of Burgess?
So I've been hearing all kinds of shit about Huraki Murakami and I've been bored of western writers lately. Is he worth reading?
>>7628014
no, at least if you start with norwegian wood. that book is terrible
>>7628016
hey i'm half way through that now. it is mildly enjoyable. but it's not very good.
Fuck
That's the one I picked up
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Hey /lit/, I'm curious about your book buying habits.
>What proportion of your current net worth to you believe you will end up spending on books before you die?
(Optional)
>What is your current net worth in dollars (purchasing power)?
For Q1:
(No need to account for inflation in book prices, if you do, then let the rest of us know you did)
(Yes, I am aware that you will actually be spending the money from your salary, not your current net worth, because most of you plan on getting jobs)
(Naturally it's possible for this number to be above 100 percent too, if you plan on buying books that in total will value more than your current net worth)
(If you have zero net worth currently, put your answer in as infinity, if negative net worth you can put in a negative percentage if you think you can get the money from elsewhere and buy books just the same)
(If you read ebooks, what you plan on paying for the ebooks and what you plan on paying for all the ebook readers you buy/acquire should be included)
For Q2:
(If you are from the USA, just enter your net worth as you know it in dollars, if you are not from the USA, to calculate your net worth in "purchasing power" calculate your net worth in your local currency, then find your country here: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP
Take that number, then divide the net worth you just calculated by that figure, voila, you have your purchasing power in dollars)
Y'all can mention your age and country too if y'all want.
>What proportion of your current net worth to you believe you will end up spending on books before you die?
4 percent.
He got shit done. Prove me wrong.
H.P. Lovecraft used too many adjectives. I read one of his stories and counted which word would have the most adjectives attached to it. Counted one with four.
>>7643125
he's not a journalist he's an artist he can use as many adjectives as he wants, nerd
>>7643128
Wew
WHAT TO EXPECT
what is synopsis? stop scatposting famb.
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