Archived threads in /lit/ - Literature - 1218. page

>>7614222
Mein Kampf

It's not literature but the SCP site has surreal, bite-sized horror stories for days

>>7613933
Your opinion is wrong.

>>7613933
I shudder to think what Soviet-approved serialized novel in 4 volumes would be like.

Is this a Russian book about an Italian mob outfit?

The Ghost in the Machine would be a good start.

>>7613915
>>7613926
Thanks guys. Apparently my internet skills are not very good. Thanks to the first anon, I just stumbled on "simulacra" which has the same definition as stand alone complex. That lead me to Simulacres et Simulation which I believe has an english translation.

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While originally intended to "underscore the dilemmas and concerns that people would face if they relied too heavily on the new communications infrastructure,"[1] Stand Alone Complex (スタンド・アローン・コンプレックス Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu?) eventually came to represent a phenomenon where unrelated, yet very similar actions of individuals create a seemingly concerted effort.

A Stand Alone Complex can be compared to the emergent copycat behavior that often occurs after incidents such as serial murders or terrorist attacks. An incident catches the public's attention and certain types of people "get on the bandwagon", so to speak. It is particularly apparent when the incident appears to be the result of well-known political or religious beliefs, but it can also occur in response to intense media attention. For example, a mere fire, no matter the number of deaths, is just a garden variety tragedy. However, if the right kind of people begin to believe it was arson, caused by deliberate action, the threat that more arsons will be committed increases dramatically.

What separates the Stand Alone Complex from normal copycat behavior is that there is no real originator of the copied action, but merely a rumor or an illusion that supposedly performed the copied action. There may be real people who are labeled as the originator, but in reality, no one started the original behavior. And in Stand Alone Complex, the facade just has to exist in the minds of the public. In other words, a potential copycat just has to believe the copied behavior happened from an originator - when it really did not. The result is an epidemic of copied behavior having a net effect of purpose. One could say that the Stand Alone Complex is mass hysteria over nothing - yet causing an overall change in social structure.

This is not unlike the concepts of memes (refer to the conversation between the major and the Puppet Master in the manga) and second-order simulacra. It also has ties to social theory, as illustrated in the work of Frederic Jameson and Masachi Osawa. The Slender Man phenomenon, in which the fictitious concept of a supernatural murderer went viral and has allegedly inspired real attacks, may be seen as an example of the Stand Alone Complex.

one of the best novels ever written. enjoy.

also >mfw that cover

>>7613461
I guess it would be Ulysses by James Joyce

>>7613461
have you read ij and pinecone yet?

>>7613169
Confederacy of Dunces
teatro grottesco, especially our temporary supervisor.

your diary to be honest

sticky dis shit

>>7612547
>""""literature"""" in any European language aside from English, German, Russian, and the Romances
Yeah, no. This hasn't existed for over 800 years.

>>7612547

all i know is strinberg and detective novels

>>7612547
Read the Millenium trilogy, really good books. I've only read the second one (kek) but I really enjoyed it. Inb4 it's not highbrow enough for /lit/

Roth

Kafka

>The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
>Das Kapital

>>7611808
I've only read a few of his stories but they've all been excellently crafted, rich with insightful meditations on particular kinds of people. a jungian would probably have fun reading him; there's some precedence vague for this as zizek is fond of illustrating a concept using a Maugham situation. he does it at least twice in Organs without Bodies. make of all that what you will; you only asked what I think of the man, and well, this is what I thought of him.

>middle class British man living overseas before/during/after world war two

It's been done and none of them did it well

>>7611808
I really enjoyed of human bond age but I can see why it's overlooked as a classic

>>7611462
>be me
>begin reading book at some coffee shop
>nothing to use as a bookmark, so I use a dollar bill while I get up to order something
>when I get back my dollar is gone and I lost my place

>>7611468
>stealing dollar bills
Fucking poories, amirite?

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>>7611462
>mfw I unironically do this

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I'm not denying it, I'm being denied it. True freedom necessitates freedom FROM angst and anxiety.

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>he believes he can truly be free

Why are you denying our freedom, OP?

>>7606685
Hook, line and sinker, OP!

>not written by reddit

"reddit the meme" is now everywhere and means nothing past some generic "I'm better than them durrr". Only Neubienen use it.

>>7606685
le 4chins mustard race xd

>aphorisms
yup. Total hack

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>>7603770
Tell me why you lack a sense of humor

>>7603806
>muh niggus
>muh libruls
Go fuck your sister, billy bob

>>7602929
This is bait, right?

>>7602929
+ thick books by german authors (probs u havent read them but nvm)
+Jurassic Park
-racest flag
-pink floyd (the fedora of music)
-still keeps CD collection

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>>7602929
>all those unbroken spines
>fucking confederate flag
>a fucking hookah
>pink floyd poster, that ONE poster in particular

shit tier tbqhwymfarn

>>7597351
Read Shannara by Terry Brooks, but just stop after the Heritage tetrology. It gets SO bad.

>>7597359
Also the first book is page for page Lord of the Rings, so if it annoys you enough just skip it.

>>7597351
>>What's your favorite Dragon in Fantasy?
bumping this, personally
only ever really read the Hobbit in regards to dragons

start with the greeks

>>7615051
This. The Greeks is what you need.

>>7615043
finnegans wake