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Bought this puppy today. General thoughts?
>>8275586
read it last summer. it didn't make me lol or anything, but it's a good time for sure.
>>8275586
This is a great book. The narrative of Tristam Shandy is one of the most memorable and joyful things I have read.
>>8275586
>it didn't make me lol or anything
How ?
What's a good biography of Byron, perhaps one that has in it elements of criticism
Not so sure about biography but I did come across an older book of a man and several of his peers questioning Byron and detailing his opinions on religion and such if you're interested
Was a pretty rad man
>liked bois
>partied hard
>had sexual relations with shelley
>made a joke at his funeral
>set sail
>lived in Italy
>knew several languages
Jesus, you could go on and on
>>8275553
>made a joke at his funeral
Elaborate, please?
>>8275553
What's the title on that
wtf since when is there an E at the end
>>8275500
because it's a brand name, not a word
>>8275500
le moleskine
1997
Have you read this yet?
>>8275473
Yep. I'm no fantasy expert but those books were fun, especially the short stories.
I don't read genre fiction. Stay in your manchild containment thread.
>>8275509
Here's you're (You).
What should I start first? I'm usually a non-fiction reader.
>>8275461
>Fiction
>>8275461
the recognitions. throw all the other ones out.
>>8275477
middlemarch throw all the other ones out
/lit/ what are your own personal maxims that you keep in your mind when you're writing something?
Stay on point. Make every word count.
>>8275450
write well, not badly
>>8275450
I am here
If Proust could write a 7 volume novel about involuntary memory, should I write one about involuntary imagery during orgasm?
>having orgasms
>>8275416
>>should I write one
you should write a nine-volume novel. numerologically a better fit for the subject matter.
>>8275433
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>Sylvia was behind the wheel of a Mitsubishi Pajero Instyle, and to my utter stupefaction the seats were covered in fake leopard skin. The Mitsubishi Pajero (I learned from the special issue of Auto-Journal that I bought when I got home) is “one of the best recreational vehicles for handling back-country roads.” The Instyle model comes with leather upholstery, electric sunroof, back-up camera, and an 860-watt, twenty-two-speaker Rockford Acoustic audio system.
What's the deal with these weirdly specific product descriptions that seem like they're out of some car magazine?
I don't know. Michel always puts some wikipedia info on his books
he's pretty vaporwave desu
INTERVIEWER
You’ve said that you possibly had an American side to you. What is your evidence for this?
HOUELLEBECQ
I have very little proof. There’s the fact that if I lived in an American context, I think I would have chosen a Lexus, which is the best quality for the price. And more obscurely, I have a dog that I know is very popular in the United States, a Welsh Corgi. One thing I don’t share is this American obsession with large breasts. That, I must admit, leaves me cold. But a two-car garage? I want one. A fridge with one of those ice-maker things? I want one too. What appeals to them appeals to me.
Like Houellebecq, Martin's indifference to news and current affairs is matched by a compulsive interest in consumer goods.
At one point, the fictional Houellebecq tells Martin that in his "life as a consumer" he has known only three "perfect products": a pair of Paraboot shoes; a Canon computer-printer hybrid; and a "Camel Legend" parka coat.
'I loved these products, passionately. I could have spent life with them, re-buying them regularly as they wore out," he says.
In La Carte et le Territoire, we also get a glimpse of Houellebecq's ramshackle cottage near the River Shannon, a Lexus SUV, and an overgrown garden.
We are told he suffers from eczema and looks like an "old, sick tortoise"; loves charcuterie [cooked pork] and red wine; hates journalists and sunlight.
"It's true," the fictional Houellebecq says, "I derive only the feeblest sense of solidarity with the rest of the human species."
It is a fact that the real-life Houellebecq rarely appears without his beloved parka - but are the misanthropy and consumer-obsession genuine parts of his character? Or are they feigned for artistic purposes? Only his friends know for sure.
Are there any good books written in Ebonics?
What do you think?
>>8275389
Close enough batty boy. Also, Faulkner when he channels nigger.
Yes.
Check out: http://imgur.com/a/WDwyW
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>>8275327
never heard of it
>>8275327
it's 'sorceress', shitlord.
What do you feel like? I cant really vote without being informed
>>8275243
liver decease killed him.
Will to power - fred
Mars - Fritz Zorn
>Zorn laments his “unlived life”: though he apparently became successful in the eyes of the bourgeoisie (he attended university and became a teacher), his whole life was "wrong." He suffered from depression and never had friends or a girlfriend.
![Albert_Camus,_gagnant_de_prix_Nobel,_portrait_en_buste,_posé_au_bureau,_faisant_face_à_gauche,_cigarette_de_tabagisme[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/6DQ847H.jpg "Albert Camus, gagnant de prix Nobel, portrait en buste, posé au bureau, faisant face à gauche, cigarette de tabagisme[1]")
>there's nothing you can do about our absurd and godless universe so just b urself!
Sounds good mate
>>8275237
It must be hard not having someone tell you exactly how to live, huh?
Considering the lack of influence the average human holds over the rest of the world, this isn't particularly bad advice
How to get into Goethe?
I've got an old collection of his works, in Greek (my native language).
Is it even worth it if it's not going to be in German?
I think some of his works (poems of course, but also plays, e.g. Faust, Iphigenie auf Tauris) are best read in German but I think reading his novels in Greek could be fine if the translator is appropriately skilled.
>>8275318
Offtopic: a Greek translation is generally better than an English one? The former seems to me a lot richer, in grammar and vocabulary.
>>8275227
Read it in English and it was dank.
>reading translations
is just a meme bro
How does Homer reconcile the problem of pride and agency when fate and the will of the gods prohibit the Homerian heroes ofhaving any responsibility which is necessary for a sense of pride to emerge?
>>8275156
>fate and the will of the gods prohibit the Homerian heroes ofhaving any responsibility
This part is wrong.
>>8275170
Elaborate.
It seems to me that if fate is the driving motor of all, and if the deeds and virtues of the heroes are bestowed upon them by the grace of the gods, than how can the Homerian heroes have any pride in their actions if they are not responsible for their actions.
I had this problem when reading Homer but I am hoping someone has some interesting ideas on the matter
>>8275204
Fate does not remove your agency. Their actions were still their own. They are still responsible for their actions.
Have you chitat this kniga, /lit/?
Thoughts?
It didn't really connect with me.
>>8275114
The movie was better, I admit.
>>8275125
This.
