Who is the Tarkovsky of literature?

Who is the Tarkovsky of literature?

A mix of László Krasznahorkai and Dostoevsky. I've never been able to find a fully satisfying answer, though, so read my novels in 20 years for the Tarkovsky of literature.

Krasznahorkai is obviously the Tarr of lit and Tarkovsky isn't melancholic in my opinion.

Hemmingway

I agree with you, he's simply the closest satisfactory answer I've found.

How is Tarkovsky not melancholic?

>Tarkovsky isn't melancholic

Have you seen Ivan's Childhood?

I feel like his approach is a lot different that what for example Tarr does with films like Damnation and A man from London. He's really religious and the fact that he makes the films is proof that he has hope.

>really religious
>has hope

Sounds like Dostoevsky to me