Anyone heard of Gil Orlovitz?
Been trying to find some info on the guy. My uni had a few books of his poetry, and he's definitely worth the read. They didn't have Milkbottle H or Ice Never F, or any of his novels for that matter.
I can't find hardly anything about him online. Here's what I've learned from a few blog posts:
Apparently, his books flopped in the US thanks to their difficult style, but he received some positive responses in Europe. In fact, after his death (1973, aged 55), an English publishing house wanted to reprint some of his work. His children, however, refused, saying something along the lines of " we detest our fathers work and life."
I think his work has been suppressed. I can't speak for his novels, but his poetry in genuinely great. Does anyone know of somewhere that I'd be able to find out more about this guy?
He was fringe meme here a while.
>His children, however, refused, saying something along the lines of " we detest our fathers work and life."
This sounds really interesting. Would like to hear more as well
he looks like an evil mel gibson
Faggot aspiring to get into filmmaking here, what are some interesting short stories that could be adapted into a short film?
Science fiction would be my preference, but any genre will do just fine as long as it's feasible.
>>8737264
>aspiring filmmaker
>doesn't read
try Borges :^)
The Fault in Our Stars
Which non-white-male contemporary authors would you recommend /lit/?
Trying to broaden my horizons and embrace diversity more than I have been.
Pic related.
John Green
either this >>8737249 or DFW
>>8737249
Isn't he a w***e m**e?
What do you think, /lit/?
>>8737186
>What do you think, /lit/?
I think you should rather read
MY
FUCKING
DIARY
DESU
>>8737186
not yours, but
>1488 words
nice
>>8737221
huh, well caught
Hey /lit/
I recently had an idea that doesn't let me go. It's about how gaming affects the way you see the images in your head when you read.
When I read something and it says that the story's set in, let's say a small valley in New England, I immediatley imagine where on the map it is and in which direction the valley points. Once I've set up that orientation in my head it usually stays as is and when the text says that a house faces south wich I imagined facing north I'm usually disturbed.
I've talked to friends and some of them experianced the same thing while reading.
My theory now is that this is a phenomenon wich has strengthend in the generations of readers who were raised with video games, wich enhance their 3-dimensional thinking.
What does /lit/ think? Does this happen to yourself? If yes, did you play video games in your youth? Are there already any studies on this?
>>8737159
>playing 'vidya'
Please leave
>>8737159
>phenomenon wich has strengthend in the generations of readers who were raised with video games, wich enhance their 3-dimensional thinking.
Makes a lot of sense OP. Playing vidya would enhance your 3D perception far more than going the fuck outside like they used to do.
Frankly you're completely fucking retarded. You made a baseless theory with no control group based on a hunch that doesn't make any sense. If it triggers you so hard, don't jump to conclusions when you visualize.
>>8737159
>It's about how gaming affects the way you see the images in your head when you read.
hmm OK. sounds interesting.
>When I read something and it says that the story's set in, let's say a small valley in New England, I immediatley imagine where on the map it is and in which direction the valley points.
well, anybody would do this. nothing really strange about that.
>Once I've set up that orientation in my head it usually stays as is and when the text says that a house faces south wich I imagined facing north I'm usually disturbed.
Jesus Christ, OP, how many books have you read?
where should I start?
already read animal farm, south of the border west of the sun, slaughterhouse 5, and Fahrenheit 451
>>8737145
bump
>>8737145
by removing the trip
>Where do I start
>Already tripfagging
Anon no.
Start with Siddhartha.
>read a good book
>get sad that you didn't write it
>>8737104
>reading last sentence thing in ulysses
>get pissed joyce wrote this before me
>write a good book
>get sad that you didn't read it
>>8737107
that sentence is like fifty pages
>Received my first rejection letter today
>still better than 90% of /lit/
keep fighting, my nigger.
a single rejection is nuffin.
What did it say
>>8737175
It seemed pretty boilerplate. Mostly just an apology for taking a pass and that plenty of bestsellers have been rejected before. I suppose it could have been worse.
Was it even a competition?
Seriously, name me one absolute essential piece of American lit I should read that will live up to the Russians. Go ahead, i'm waiting.
There is nothing that comes close to the phenomenal and incredibly profound works of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy.
>>8737058
Nabokov was born in dubs and died in dubs.
Wow.
These men, in my Rodina, they are nothing.
>>8737058
Moby Dick, Blood Meridian and Gravity's Rainbow are better than all Tolstoy and most Dosto btw
Hey /lit/,
I was wondering something, what does /lit/ think of the Harry Potter franchise?
When I was younger I loved the movies when I saw them for the first time, but as I got older I grew a little bit more cynical and stopped liking anything HP related. And now I'm wondering whether I was judging it unfairly to be edgy.
What do ya'll think of it?
>>8737013
I am not emotionally invested in it.
>>8737013
I just reread the first book for shits and giggles, here are some things I noticed:
The setting is actually compelling, I found myself wanting to be at hogwarts while reading. Harry is genuinely a disgusting person in the first book and the author doesn't seem to know it. Tons of plot points are laughably contrived to give Harry the chance to be hero (the snitch is just plain retarded and obviously there so harry can further save the day in quidditch matches as if defeating voldemort isn't enough, the points system for the houses are only there so harry can again save the day for his house... on top of winning the quidditch matches and defeating voldemort, others I can't remember but I took mental note of). The book seemed to be devoid of any insight or moral lesson at all.
>>8737013
I read and enjoyed them as a kid. They weren't my favourite books. The world building was excellent. I didn't like the movies but everything in them looked exactly how I imagine it would.
When I was 16 I discovered internet atheism and became a tard for a year or so. Luckily I live in the uk and nobody gives a flying fuck, so I never embarrassed myself with a public argument about it.
Now I'm in my mid twenties. I'm still an atheist but I realised I've never read an intelligent book on the subject, just online circlejerks. What would you recommend? Is the God delusion just a meme or is it actually good?
become agnostic
>>8736962
I'm an agnostic atheist.
>>8736958
>I'm still an atheist but I realised I've never read an intelligent book on the subject, just online circlejerks.
But why should atheist be part of your identity? Let's be honest here, Dawkins and his buddies are into identity politics as well. (Also hate their reductionist approach (Dawkins and Dennet) to things, but that aside).
I do consider acceptance of the theory of evolution a part of my identity, but I feel no need to make that a part of my identity. I just read lots of evolutionary biology, which by the way is very critical of Dawnkin's selfish gene concept.
The only thing I do struggle with is finding some meaning without a God, but I really cope with in a kind of Nietzschian way (maybe) by making my own goals in life. You do not need atheists for that, philosophy will do.
Not fan of turning to science for meaning as well. It can only be an useful guidance to create goals in life, but shouldn't become the meaning nor goal (scientism really).
What are some thing I should avoid when writing?
The letter s
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>>8736941
kek
That feeling when you read to get more knowledgeable but forget what whole books were about, or have false memories about, or cannot even explain what you've read
better diet
I live off chips, soda, and gummi bears and I can't remember a damn thing.
>>8736912
What is the /lit/ diet?
>>8736912
>>8736948
OP here, my diet is very Mediterranean, but with lots of teas and dark chocolate.
And I eat meat only as a luxery item, so once in a while some fish or chicken.
>>topic
I can rationalize that the books I hardly remember or not at all, weren't worth remembering anyway
Not sure what to think of the false memories and lack of being able to explain what I've read.
tfw some says tom wolfe is trash and another person agrees with him and neither say why
>>8736854
who the fuck is tom wolfe?
Your suits are odd looking, old man
>>8736866
Are you for serious?
Has there ever been a famous writer with a name that is difficult to pronounce?
For speakers of his language, I mean.
>>8736627
>famous
I was going to say my diary but then I saw this word, so I am not replying with "my diary desu".
>>8736627
>Name that's hard to pronounce
>For people who spoke his language
No, but you'll find some american authors whose names are constantly mispronounced since they are of foreign origin.
>>8736627
Yes.
It was even forbidden to pronounce it.