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God, this guy looks so weird. His head is so small in comparison to his body it makes the picture look shopped. What's his YouTube channel again?

>>9915853
>blonde
>not a barbarian

>>9915875
It's "The Golden One".

Kind of ironic really, given that he's pretty much a snownigger We Wuzzing over the Greco-Romans.

>>9915644
Shit sound quality. Shit enunciation by the host. Unbearable.

>>9915644
>Jewish influence

No thanks

>>9915787
I agree. Say no thanks to Jewish influence.

>>9915488
Ulysses
Infinite Jest
Gravity's Rainbow
KJV Bible
Sun & Steel

>>9915491
>Infinite Jest

cringe.

>>9915515
Welcome to the water kid, heh

>>9915422
It's brilliant and better than most things lit likes, rewarding challenging puzzling and fun, so quit talking about it or it'll become a meme

>>9915422
I've never heard anything about it being a meme.
I plan to read it because I loved Savage Detectives and Bolano cites this as a heavy influence.

/ñ/ doesn't like it very much because a lot of quotes from the book are constantly posted on facebook accompanid with a picture of a cat, cigarrets and coffe by stupid girls. Regardless of that, it's good. Cortazar gets complex, playful and deep through the whole book. A "contra-novel" as he called it. Btw I don't know anything about the english translation but I feel it may kill a little bit of the text bacause of the kind of language Cortazar uses.

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>he believes shakespeare actually wrote all those plays

>>9915341
kek get a load of this surface-level brainlet
It's long been a known academic fact that "Shakespeare" as you wh*tes call him actually stole all of his works from Amelia Bassano.
Educated yourself anon. Sit down. Be humble.

>>9915341
You're not going anywhere with her if you're not honest about your opinions.

>>9915320
Its kind of come full circle now. You're either a billionaire author or you can't make twenty cent

I cant stand that fucking sweater and the stupid basic bitches or hypebeasts who wear it

>>9915322
What about careers in academia? Where I'm from it's definitely a way to make a living?

It's not accurate because people don't climb books and there currently are no books large enough for a person to climb.

>>9915163
>t. down syndrome

There is no future for you.

>>9915123
Dickens is shit

>>9915123
I like certain of his books (mainly Hard Times), but framing it as "which famous person's opinion will you adopt" is really obnoxious.

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I side with the corn god ofc.

what do you xpect of a kebab shitter

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just look at that horrid little man

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>>9915074
Sounds a lot like Hitler weirdly
> Struggle gives life meaning, or in this case, happiness/fulfillment I guess

Naoko in Murakami's Norwegian Wood

Un homme qui dort

>>9915010
>Can you please suggest some literature that deals with themes of isolation, loneliness, alienation and existential angst? Perhaps with a protagonist who craves intimacy but also feels out of place among most people (and sometimes even feels contempt for them) and fails due to his own inadequacies with others.
Pan or Hunger by Hamsun should be right up your alley.
I would warn you about becoming too centric in your reading. I get that it's a theme you want more of, but don't limit yourself to it,

>>9914902
High art should be the main priority of society, this idea that it should be separate from society is just a surrender by people who have gave up arguing that that ideologies such as LGBT are inherently wrong, which they are

>>9914902
There is no detaching from society, art will always reflect the culture within which it is made.

Check out this essay by Peter Halley on minimalism, a so called pure art, devoid of social meaning.

http://www.peterhalley.com/ARTISTS/PETER.HALLEY/Crisis%20in%20Geometry.FR2.htm

>>9914902
It should be completely involved with society.
Art is meant to capture history, culture and a shared consciousness of society. Art should clarify what is misunderstood, raise questions and portray paradoxes. Therefore, Art needs to be accessible and understood. And that's why modern art is shit.

Neil Peart

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>>9914823
There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

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Jeff lemire?

>>9914647

Hey, nice post. I enjoyed reading it. You get an "A" my friend.

I'll send you the bill. Dance dance, little monkey.

What stage of metamorphosis are you on?

>>9914655
Hm. A fascinating question that I'm not sure how to answer. However, "Metamorphosis" reminds me of a great little essay by Dave. Check it out:
https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-1998-07-0059612.pdf

Because its not common culture and its followers are dyeing out.

>>9914663
>Because its not common culture
Zoroastrianism heavily influenced the Abrahamic faiths. I can go more in-depth if need be.

>its followers are dyeing out.
I mean, one can say the same for Greek polytheism.

>>9914637
Because there are few practicioners, and almost none in the West. And unlike Greek epics which were appreciated by Christian Europe, and experienced a huge revival during the Renaissance, the Zoroastrian epics don't have any currency outside of Iran. Even in Iran, they're careful to avoid the Zoroastrian aspects of the stories due to being mostly Shia Muslim.

I agree that it's sad there aren't decent, widely available, translations of the Avesta or Shahnameh. I don't even know of a full Avesta translation aside from the horrendously outdated Sacred Books of the East version.

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>>9914590
Glad to see someone else absolutely despises this.

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>>9914590
Better than the picture of someone-who-may-very-well-be-the-author-but-actually-isn't-lmao

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>>9914590
It can be good, depending on the photo