Hi lit Please recommend me some good novels/lit to read in Spanish.

>>8956893
>Would it be ambitious to start with Don Quixote?
Yes. Cervantes wrote tones of short stories.You can start with that and see if you understand it.

>>8956893
Read Jorge Luis Borges

I will look into both of these thanks

>>8956893
You can try Cervantes, but its an old kind of spanish.

Also:
Juan Rulfo "El llano en llamas" (Short stories)
Baldomero Lillo "Sub terra" (Short Stories)
Alejandro Zambra "Bonsai" (Short Novel)

>>8956943
what about it is old exactly. I am assuming that is to say obsolete

>>8956958
>I am assuming that is to say obsolete

Old like if you are a spanish native speaking guy you are going to learn a lot of new words

First paragraph, ae:

En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín flaco y galgo corredor. Una olla de algo más vaca que carnero, salpicón las más noches, duelos y quebrantos los sábados, lentejas los viernes, algún palomino de añadidura los domingos, consumían las tres partes de su hacienda. El resto della concluían sayo de velarte, calzas de velludo para las fiestas con sus pantuflos de lo mismo, los días de entre semana se honraba con su vellori de lo más fino. Tenía en su casa una ama que pasaba de los cuarenta, y una sobrina que no llegaba a los veinte, y un mozo de campo y plaza, que así ensillaba el rocín como tomaba la podadera. Frisaba la edad de nuestro hidalgo con los cincuenta años, era de complexión recia, seco de carnes, enjuto de rostro; gran madrugador y amigo de la caza. Quieren decir que tenía el sobrenombre de Quijada o Quesada (que en esto hay alguna diferencia en los autores que deste caso escriben), aunque por conjeturas verosímiles se deja entender que se llama Quijana; pero esto importa poco a nuestro cuento; basta que en la narración dél no se salga un punto de la verdad.

>>8956997
Start with Bonsai it is

>>8956958
You'd find the same obstacles as if you were reading a 16th or 17th English author. Maybe even more in the case of Don Quixote since in that book he imitates the old Chivalric romances style.

"La vida es sueño" de Calderón de la Barca.

>>8956923
Seconding this, and Cortazar.
why don't you read a spanish translation of a book u already know?

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Pic related is an anthology of short short stories (most are not even a page long) from literary traditions across the globe, translated and curated by Borges and Bioy Casares. You will find legends, parables, jokes, fables as well as stories from masters of the medium such as Kafka, Borges himself and O Henry.

I think they are specially interesting for beginners because they are very short and to the point, but still hold a lot of literary value. I have used them with my students with a reasonable amount of success.

I would also advise investing on an ereader if you are serious about learning Spanish, definitions and translations available at the tap of a finger are invaluable if you are learning another language.

I will also add that I usually find Cortázar's short stories a lot more enjoyable than Borges'. And for a beginner, the cerebral style of Borges could be a nightmare to read. You can proceed to lynch me now

>>8956893
>Would it be ambitious to start with Don Quixote?
Yes.

Ambition is good. But, get an edition with good footnotes.

Also this >>8956923

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>>8956893
It would really ambitious with how you descrive your level of spanish. Think about it this way, is as if a person with your same level of spanish but learning the english language would like to start by reading shakespear. In any case, if you wanna read Don Quijote get this edition or the one by Alianza editorial.

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