Let's play the "I've never seen that posted in lit before but it's amazing" game
I'll start with pic related
Let's play the "I've never seen that posted in lit before but it's amazing" game
I'll start with pic related
Mars by Fritz Zorn
I've never seen it mentioned which is odd because it seems especially "lit"
I've actually seen it once or twice though. It's nyrb, not exactly hidden.
No one talks about how great Maurice Merleau-Ponty is except for me.
lit has surprisingly pleb tastes when it comes to history
more people should read this
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eugene onegin
>He suffered from depression and never had friends or a girlfriend.
I don't think I've ever seen any Loebs in the bookshelf threads. Also Roman content is almost nonexistent on lit, and any secondary sources on the ancient world are extremely rare. Never seen Syme or Mommsen, and I've seen volume 1 of 3 of Gibbon but nothing beyond that.
Also I remember seeing a sorry 6-7 book assortment of Greek texts get equally praised and criticized by pro and anti Greek posters.
So, yes, you're absolutely right.
The Collected Stories of Mavis Gallant.
I'm the only person to bring her up here. I believe she's one of the best short story writers from the past few decades, without having to go over the top with style to advance the art.