/lit/ - Literature

>>10005867
i've found this to be unironically true as well. for all of the problems with this site, it excels at revealing new art to its users. whether that be anime, books, films, or video games.

>>10001492
Turgenev for olde
Vodolazkin for contemporary

so what's the best thing you've read so far this year?

for me its laurus. very comfy, seemingly well-researched story that got me interested in russian medievalism. also nice to see an out-in-the-open, intelligent christian get published in a big way.

>>9596033
Laurus, it was great. Nice and cozy magical realism set in medieval Russia.

>>9410162
Laurus.
Going to be the sleeper hit of the century, its up there with One Hundred Years of Solitude as far as quality.

>>9313943
>>9313877

Laurus is great.

>>9176428
yes, its very good. has a sort of magical realism tone set in medieval russia. rather funny too.

>>9035001
You are wrong, and clearly dont read contemporary literature. Authors like Coetzee, Llosa, Sebald. Even if your thesis is right from the period of say, 2008-present, the current global reactionary movement should be enough to show you that political currents eb and flow, to say nothing of the thousands of examples of types literature that were popular at one point, and then die out. Go look at the harpers weekly top selling books from the 19th century. Literary tastes evolve, and what is a best seller never tends to become a classic.

There are books written right now that you will read on your deathbed, and mourn that you didnt live your life with said books floating in your skull.

> muh ustina

>>8948810
Laurus. Russian mystic/healer journeys across his country in the 1400s.

>>8934367
Laurus, which is great so far.