Which author lived the most exciting life?

>>8348279
Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace.

Modern day Odyssean existence

Hemingway

>>8348289

what. DFW killed himself for being a sperg and Pynchon lives in seclusion smoking weed errday

>>8348279
Joseph Conrad

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>juvenile delinquent
>joined the military
>traveled throughout latin america upon discharge
>hung out with motorcycle gang
>ran for political office
>pioneered method of journalism
>did every drug under the sun
>blew his brains out via shotgun

maybe not the most interesting, but he lived a pretty noteworthy life

Iceberg Slim
Malcolm X
Sanyika "Monster Kody" Shakur

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Most Renaissance authors.
>>8348648
>blew his brains out via shotgun

Because his life made him a sad wreck. Certainly exciting, but his own family hated him.

Adolf Hitler

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I´d say WSB

>>8348279
Good old Teddy R.

>>8348703
Easily this.

>>8348703
a lot of gay sex sure sounds exciting

Junger, probably

Me DESU

>>8348279

Rimbaud.

>>8348703
Definitely this. Lad shot his girl in the head and then stole across the Mexican border

Me

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Yukio MIshima had an army. Just saying...

William S Burroughs
Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder
Lord Byron
Dante

>>8348279
Aphra Behn.
>intentional obscured childhood
>noticed by senpai Charles II
>becomes spy for England
>husband dies
>doesn't give a shit, doesn't remarry
>gets bored, writes plays, makes $$$
>gets all the dick
>dies cause too much dick

anne frank

>>8350614
Can you keep this shit on tumblr please?

Nobody on 4chan, especially /lit/, finds loose women admirable or interesting.

>>8351151
>especially /lit/
kekwrong

>>8351151

Only because you don't get any XD

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>>8348648
He used a revolver you goober; Kurt Cobain used the shotgun

Nabokov, you fucking plebs

>>8350785
kek

>>8351151
Flannery O'Connor would like a word with your gaping asshole.

Hemminggay

>>8350566
It was only 5 people. Don't think that constitutes an army.

>>8348279
Patrick O'Brien, was apparently a British secret service agent during WWII and after the war he got access to all navy records thanks to his service.