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Is this chart accurate for literature?

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you ever fallen in love with a character?

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Would it be wise to write under an androgynous pen name? I'm considering taking my great grandfather's name and writing under 'Leslie'.

My legal first name just screams 15 year old white male. I'd prefer a name a little less revealing.

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>Right? *continues the paragraph*

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Do you ever think about how much better life would be if you were content with knowing nothing? I think pursuit of knowledge just leads to feeling empty; as you learn more, you become less and less satisfied with what you know and the more you realize you know nothing.

I look at the average person who does nothing but socialize and engage in mindless activities and I realize that he is happier than me. This I realize, despite the fact that I study several hours a day and endlessly pursue self-improvement, which is something that never occurs to him.

I don't mean to sound egotistical or depressed, but this is something that has plagued me ever since I started college several years ago. I feel restless and like I am completely wasting my life if I am not constantly engaged in an activity that I deem "worth my time". I get a constant nagging feeling if I watch television, play video games, or go out drinking with friends.

Are there any books that address these thoughts?

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what are the real differences in writing a screenplay compared to a novel?

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Will ASOIAF have the same longevity and timelessness as Lotr when it finally finishes? Will there be movies made in its honor which revive its popularity and inspire new generations of fans?

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>Byron has Juan bought as a slave, and forced to dress up as a girl in public

What is with this strange boner?

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What are some interesting individuals you would recommend to read about that achieved the greateness of and had the level of accomplishment, intrigue and excitement in their lives as the likes of Lord Byron, Sir Richard Burton and Cesare Borgia?

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Hey /lit/, I need some help. I tried asking a similar question yesterday, although I've since decided to go with a slightly different route.

So, I've got to write a short story piece for my course, and one of the two prompts is "It is the victims of conflict that show us what is really important". We can't choose a prompt that's anything other than this and the other one.

Now, I've decided to make my piece about the struggles of the German citizens after WW1. I've tried asking /his/, but they aren't that helpful, so I thought I'd ask here.

I've come to realize that even though I studied about Germany during and after WW1, I can't remember shit. And I also can't think up of any good ideas.

I just need some ideas at the very least. I can't just state a bunch of historical facts, which is all I can think of doing. I wanted to write a piece that's sort of a self-reflection from a first-person view of a German citizen, and at the end it would be revealed that this citizen is Adolf Hitler, because why the fuck not. But this piece should have nothing to do with him or his actions until the very last paragraph. It needs to focus on the struggles of the average Germans.

The other prompt is "Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional." I can't think of anything for that, which is why I went for the other prompt.

Can somebody please help me with this? I need to write this thing within the next 3 hours and hand it in tomorrow morning which is in 9 hours.

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Is self edification a spook?

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>'And he sounded a trumpet call from his arse-hole.'
What did he mean by this?

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/lit/, do you ever fantasize about your Wikipedia-page after you've made it as a writer?

I want to know if this is just my narcissism or if this is the /lit/ equivalent of picturing yourself playing a guitar solo in front of your high school class while listening to an exceptionally good song.

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>an entire chapter written in a language invented by Lucia Joyce, the institutionalized daughter of James Joyce

Has your dick been stroked this hard and gently at the same time?

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Let's have a world literature thread, so that means no american authors allowed. Let's try to make it more contemporary-leaning, say, the last 20-30 years. Discussion, recommendation and sharing welcome!

My current reads:

>Rafael Chirbes, On The Edge (in spanish)
Got it from a rec thread here, but I'm a bit disappointed. The writer is extremely repetitive, using 4 or 5 consecutive sentences to say the exact same thing using different analogies, all of which are rather bland. He seems to think that throwing out random lists of 'exotic' foods and animals makes his writing more colorful. Will continue reading to see if it gets better.

>Mathias Enard, Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphants (in spanish)
Recent winner of the Goncourt Prix. This book is a quick read, fun sometimes, but I'm halfway through and there is still no hint of conflict anywhere, no emotions, no struggles. The book follows Michelangelo as he travels to Istanbul to build a bridge at the request of the sultan. Instead of doing that, he spends his time drawing elephants, walking around the streets and watching hermaphrodites doing the belly dance. Fun, but I expected something more substantial. Waiting for his last book, Compass, to come out in spanish.

>Fernando del Paso, News from the Empire (in spanish)
Solid book. In the 1860's the Habsburg empire conquers Mexico and sets up Maximilian as emperor, whose reign will be very short lived. Great command of the language, great changes in style from chapter to chapter, and a wide scope, depicting both imperial daily life back in europe, struggles with the natives in Mexico, and the political shitfest going on between the two places.