/lit/ - literature

don't have a literature 3x3. I would have to post Being and Time nine times if I was forced to make a lit 3x3.

>>171
>I would have to post Being and Time nine times
Well, that would have been a lot less embarrassing.

>>180
What do you have against Heideggers other works?

>>181
Nothing. I'm just busy re-reading Sein und Zeit one more time.

>>161

Man, I've been doing these since 2020 with fucking MS paint. I'm an idiot.

>>183
What do you think about D'Annuzios work? I mainly know of him because of his later political endeavors.

I would rather ask you about the Spanish works you listed, but I would reckon they haven't been translated, like most good niche lit.

>>184

It uses the most exquisite language to express the most vulgar and mundane things. This can be a tad bit funny to the modern reader, however I liked it overall. In truth, d'Annunzio had a way with words, and a lot to say about making ladies swoon.

I've read some poetry of his; however, I think I'll have to learn Italian if I want to truly understand and appreciate his work. He is a fascinating figure, indeed, and there's an excellent biography of him written by Hughes-Hallett. I too got to know him thanks to l'Impresa di Fiume.

On Heroes is the second of three novels written by Sábato (El Túnel is also great and albeit shorter, it adheres to the themes he will explore in a deeper level in this novel. The next one, Abaddón el exterminador, I haven't read yet). It is a dense novel, that uses the relationship between Martín and Alejandra, as a justification for exploring existencialism, Argentine history and culture, religion, societal change, etc.

It's his magnum opus, and one of my all time favorites.

Los siete locos is written by R. Arlt, another Argentine writer who, opposed to a literary movement characterized by avantgardism and middle-upper class themes, Arlt tried to depict the "low populace" of Buenos Aires. This is rawer in his first novel, El juguete rabioso, and in LSL (which has a sequel, Los lanzallamas) deals with alienation, angst, and existential dread. It also has an interesting plot, as the main character (Erdosain) gets involved in a weird revolutionary movement composed of individuals like him.

Finally, Adán Buenosayres would be the Argentine version of Ulysses (at least based on literary criticism; I haven't read Joyce yet). It's composed of a first part (the novel itself) narrating the experiences and thoughts of the main character, a "sensible young man", a poet whose life has been turned upwards by the effects of a woman who ultimately rejects him. The second part of the book is a poetic exploration of his feelings for her that would serve as a confession. The final part is a parody of Dante's Inferno, dealing with the specific malaises of porteño society.

It seems I got a ltitle carried out, but I hope this gives you an idea. It's not really obscure in my country's literary scene, but of course they haven't become universal classics (as is the case with Borges), although Sabato is apparently well-known in /lit/.

>>188

Carried away*
Apologies for any linguistic monstruosities. I'm an ESL who doesn't proofread what he writes.

>>187
>I think [you'll] have to learn Italian
I've actually been the process of that since I finished my - I guess you could call it - Advanced Latin for Uni a while ago. Italian is my Latin language of choice currently, more so than Spanish. It seems the most approachable coming from Latin, at least to me, I know scholarly perspectives vary there. But secondary school did its work in discouraging me from trying to learn it, unfortunately enough.

Thank you for the extensive feedback. I'll have a look at these works in the next couple of days.

>>190

Nothing to thank me for.
Good luck with your language learning journey :)

Nothing serious or intellectual, just fun books that I've enjoyed reading.

I just love the English language.

>>193
In general, one of the more interesting charts I've seen. Maybe check out Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard; I think it goes well with your taste.

>>161
You need to read Zola and Sade (not 120 days).
>>171
Just read Austen until you understand that she transcends the woman/man dichotomy.
>>180
Heidegger? Really? Get off the fucking Ketamine and start reading Cha'an traditions. Yes the flying monkey piss fetish stuff. I know who you are.
>>189
Don't worry cunt, some of us are Australian, and liable for perfect local expression even when six to the wind and rooting yer dad behind the bicycle shed at recess. How an 8 year old can copulate with an adult man by topping him I do not know, but language necessitates this in Australian as sexually pleasuring your mother is no longer suitably transgressive for en_Au_broad_shitcunt_drunk.
>>190
If you read enough quality european work you'll find you start absorbing latin sideways (obviously not declension), via its subject languages. I'd suggest getting an etymological dictionary (Oxford English Dictionary Shorter, or Oxford English Dictionary [full] quality: first uses located of each meaning). You just start gaining the Latin, and if you're scholarly Greek, regardless of your will.
>>194
You might genuinely benefit from reading all of Cormac McCarthy if you can stand being drowning in God until he goes to the desert, and then starving like Job subsequently. Cormac is undervalued because he's currently over appreciated. Cormac is deep, evil and a fucking bastard. Bring a knife: you're about to fight a Nabokov who believes in something: NOTHING.

>>197
Aut sedeas et discas

>>194
I think you would enjoy Ann Radcliffe. She doesn't have the same level of wordplay as Nabokov, but her work is a lot of fun and interspersed with letters, poems, and high Gothic drama.

>>187
>>188
Nta, but youve inspired me to give Argentine lit another try. How is El juguete rabioso? I think theres been a recent translation that came out, but idk if its any good or not.

recent favorites.

They are not really my all-time favorites (maybe one or two from this list are); however, they are among the works that I most enjoyed (late 2024-2025). I've tried to diversify my taste a bit more, although it's hard for me to find something I like (I start three times as many books as I finish).
By the way, I added a comic for variety :P

>>183

che broski, ¿sos argento no? Jaja, pensé que era el único. Veo que estás bastante versado en la literatura nacional. Marechal se me hizo un bodrio, y de Arlt sólo leí El jorobadito y otros cuentos. Capaz le eche una miradita.
Si te interesa y no la leíste todavia te recomiendo a S. Ocampo. Bioy Casares también es excelente (si lo leés, no te limites La invención de Morel).

>>206

Jaja, así es. No conocía a Ocampo, gracias por la recomendación.
El Eternauta es épico.

>>301
What did you think of the Yoga of Power? Could you review it briefly?
Thanks.