>Andre Gide considered William Faulkner and Dashiell Hammett to be the two finest living American writers
What do you think /lit/?
>>9054066
they're both dead
>>9054066
william faulkner was indeed the greatest american writer
Frenchies love Faulkner.
Are Modern translations a joke?
Every "modern" or contemporary translation of a classic I own is completely terrible. My translation of Notes is utter shit rendering the book unreadable even though I got it last August, and my copies of Confessions and the death of ivan ilyich are crap as well, written by a contemporary writer (Although not as bad as the former, both books were relatively enjoyable)
Should I just stick to Garnet or McDuff for Russian /lit/?
>>9053979
There's some stupid idea floating around that we've only just figured out how to translate European languages we've been in contact with for centuries.
Absolutely stick to revised versions of the classic translations. Modern translations are often just autistic literalists looking to cash in
>>9053979
Well, there's certainly a greater focus on fidelity or literal accuracy than invoking the same sensibilities in recent translations. McDuff is fine.
>>9053979
Kill yourself piece of shit
is there any point in reading the translated version of a book ? like for example there's this good japanese or french book, can you even read the translated version ? are you not scared of not getting the 100% of the 'whole experience' because translates will always be imperfect ?
No.
Some languages do translate perfectly to each other tho. Portuguese and spanish, nordic languages, etc.
Of course, but I'll never learn all the native languages of writers that I wish to read so I'll instead settle for the second best thing.
>>9053929
What do you call 'the whole experience', and how do you get it with -any- book, translated or not?
What are some good Latin American/Spanish authors?
Pic somewhat related
Borges
horatio castellanos moya. his books give me anxiety. very short and simple prose, much more accessible than Borges. i recommend dance with snakes or senselessness (if you really want to read something our of a nightmare).
He is Salvadoran, part of a post-dark decade latin american generation of writers.
>>9053925
Marquez is pretty good but not as good as he's made out to be IMO (although I read in English so it's very possible that the translation robbed him of his magic
Is there any philosophy that advocates endulging in pleasure and pain?
I finally got round to reading Meditations, I enjoyed it, but I can't help feeling that living like Aurelius would just make you a massive cuck.
Is there any philosophy that talks about slaying pussy and beating up nerds?
>endulging in pain
But that's simple though. Just sit still for a couple of months.
It's called hedonism.
>>9053909
Nietzsche and crusades christianism tbqhwy.
is this good or is it just a new meme?
Dude, I don't know, but frankly I've read through enough Jewish male protagonists for this half of my life. I'll try it out 30 years from now, and tell you then.
>>9053847
holy fuck. are you people this retarded. sorry for posting this yesterday and you idiots taking it for some kind of meme. it's not a meme. it's just a funny story. read it. note to self, never post a book outside of /lits stupid ass charts.
>>9053847
so good I cant find it in any store in this state.
What's the best companion to this book?
I want one which looks into the underlying themes
>>9053803
Nigga just use your brain
>>9053890
This lol
>>9053803
Doesn't the very first line explain the theme?
Is this worth reading?
Thoughts on this?
My mom just gave it to me for my birthday and I had no interest of reading it
You can finish it instead of watching three episodes of little witch academia. Just do it.
>hasn't read all of Hemingway's bibliography
>>9053792
It's a fucking amazing little book.
Hemingway had his bulls, Nabokov had his butterflies, and Tolstoy was a chess enthusiast. Are there certain hobbies that you think are "pleb tier" or perhaps damaging to an artist?
poo fetish is damaging imo
A writer without other hobbies is a shit writer.
Indie Music
I'm a college student majoring in literature. As such, what version of the bible do you all recommend I read? I'm leaning towards King James due to its influence on the Western Canon, but NRSV may be good due to its more academic nature. Other suggestions are welcome as well.
Imagine the best qualities of the King James, and NRSV rolled into one with a dash of Homeric vernacular
>>9053765
KJV is essential for literature and most artistic understandings of the Bible. I don't know about the NSRV specifically, but if you're reading for accuracy or for religious studies in general, that's probably the way to go.
original greek and hebrew.
What is your impression of Japanese literature?
Dunno can't read Japanese
>>9053739
this
>>9053732
I haven't read much, just a few books by Akutagawa, Mishima, Kawabata, Abe, and also some poetry. What really put me off was their unhealthy obsession about sensuality and sadness. My theory is that, by simulating strong human emotions in their literature, the japs try to make up for the fact that they, being the soulless drones they are, actually have no feelings or empathy.
Would it be possible to reject the indivisuals will to power while retaining their will to life?
>>9053665
LMAO DID YOU JUST SEARCH NIETZSCHE IMAGES IN GOOGLE AND THEN CHOOSE THE MOST BAITY ONE LOL
>>9053669
yeah p much
but its not bait im just retardedly brainstorming
>>9053665
lol nietzche was a dicklet
What is /lit/'s equivalent?
idk why niggas like Hopper so much. murkas must be starved for an average painting
>>9053634
gotta be a burger to understand the citysad we have here
its gotta be the McChicken
Who here is on Team No-Visualization? Besides my literal understanding of what is read, I very rarely have any mental picture of the events of the story. The only instance where this isn't the case is if I've seen the film-adaptation of the book, but then I'm stuck thinking of the casted actors rather than developing my own image of the characters; even then, it's difficult to construct visual scenes in my head. Do any of you have this issue?
I can mostly relate. I am somebody who definitely thinks with imagery, but they aren’t clear images. Blurry, and usually beyond my control. When I read, I get little to know visualisation. When I write, though, I see a lot. In fact, my method of writing is usually to follow my imagination.
I find that I have to consciously attempt to visualize scenes, or else I will just see the words. It doesn't help when you read in a crowded place with things going on, which is what I usually do. In those situations you're more present of your surroundings and it's harder to remove yourself from reality and picture a scene.
>>9053620
Me. My imagination is nil and I at best get small snapshot images of scenes that might be slightly discolored.
I think it might be insomnia and crappy diet causing long term brain fog though
Daily reminder that if you haven't read most of the Bible, you are incapable of appreciating Western literature at it's full potential, and are in fact, plebeian millennial trash
>>9053569
Reading the Bible to appreciate western literature is like reading Homer to appreciate Joyce. It is outright madness. Reading Joyce and western literature is fine, but to read such ancient works that have proven the better against thousands of years merely as a to appreciate a novel you are curious about is proof in itself that you have a problem in your faculty of appreciation. Which is what you should work on, instead of finding references in Ulysses or whatever.
>>9054170
Except you do have to read homer to appreciate Joyce.
Is this bait
>>9054173
if you seriously think you couldn't have appreciated joyce without homer you need to just off yourself right here and now