Hey /lit. Sorry for the memes, but what do you think you need to read before reading the Tunnel? I heard that there is a fair amount of reference in this book, as with Ulysses, and I want to be able to understand it to the best of my ability. If it's like Ulysses in that you don't really need to know the references to understand the book, that would be great.
you don't need to have read the entire western canon. if you're familiar with shakespeare, the bible and the greeks you're fine for the tunnel, ulysses and just about anything with "references".