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Anyone want to talk about Hermann Hesse? I recently got into him and I'm having a blast so far.
I started with Siddhartha, then read Demian and Under the Wheel. All three were delightful. I plan to read Steppenwolf next, then Narcissus and Goldmund. I started reading The Glass Bead game, but it's too meta for me right now. I'll come back to it at a later date. Who else likes Hesse here?
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Glass Bead Game is probably the best novel of the entire 20th century
even /pol/tards would love it, because he's riffing on Oswald Spengler and other really heady stuff people were talking about in weimar germany. he also anticipates borges and postmodernism in general, etc. but at the same time it's also just an interesting story and has fascinating visuals
his other books are also excellent, they have a lot to offer any reader who feels like he's on some kind of quest
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>>9360333
Maybe I'm just a brainlet, but the introduction is repelling me, and I don't want to skip it. Also the book is very long and I would rather get through his shorter works instead of letting this clog up my time. I believe that it is good though, just not my cup of tea for the time being.
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>>9360362
yeah it might take time to really plunge into, you should read various people's theories of history to understand where he's coming from. also maybe borges' short stories are easier to read/more obvious? i find it all very fun though.
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>>9360390
I'm going to get my hands on some Borges now. Cheers m8.
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>>9360333
>Glass Bead Game is probably the best novel of the entire 20th century
There are a fucking lot of best novels of the entire 20th century. That's not a bad one.
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>>9360453
Let's hear them. I'm interested in everything right now so I'll take any suggestions.
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>>9360333
>/pol/tards would love it because he's riffing on Oswald Spengler
Why would "/pol/tards" dislike Spengler, I'm what you could describe as a /pol/ack and I actually quite like Spengler and his ideas
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>>9360314
peter camenzind was perfect
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>>9360362
Try 'Siddhartha' and 'Narcissus and Goldmund' to get a feel. Both are equally good.
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>>9360476
"Riffing on" doesn't mean making fun of. God, I hope the English language doesn't change irrevocably because of MST3K.
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>>9360314
The ending to Steppenwolf is perfect.
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