/lit/ - Literature

>>19497851
>too retarded to recognize that russia is clearly culturally distinct from the west

>>19440599

>>18162289
>citing dostoevsky as an example of someone who discusses ideas
>shitting on authors who discuss people
dostoevsky is one of the most character-driven authors i've ever read in my life. how the hell are you gonna say he doesn't 'discuss people'? his entire fucking bibliography is discussing people. one of his most frequent themes is about concerning yourself with individual people instead of ideas.

>"Comrades!" Kolya cried out. "Listen, have not we learned such wondrous lessons from the life of Ilyushechka, the recent trial, and Alyosha's guidance? Along with the admirable intelligence of Ivan, perhaps we all ought to be 'the Brothers Karamazov!'"
Kinda anticlimactic, wasn't it, Fyodor?

>>18034135
why is every single good female author in the west Catholic
>toni morrison
>simone weil
>flannery o'connor
the list goes on

>mfw i realize they were giants