/lit/ - Literature

I started writing chapters for a pulp space sci-fi anthology I might try and publish someday. Let me know what you think if you end up reading.

Chapter 1: https://pastebin.com/dmYSLXKC
Chapter 2: https://pastebin.com/45MuYJAX

I'm learning German and I feel ready to have a go at their literature. What are some good authors to start with? I'm willing to try out pretty much anything, including German translations, especially if there isn't an English translation readily available.
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What is the link to the Discord?

The trees and the bushes around the area John was clearing were thick and pungent with a distasteful smell, which made the trip, in his opinion, one of the worst. To make matters worse, the jungle was dense with insects; mosquitoes, gigantic ants like he has never seen before, leeches, caterpillars and milipedes. He had anticipated that a multitude of insects were going to be present, but not nearly to this extent. He had been clearing away the bushes and the protruding prongs of wood with his machete for the past hour, trying to reach his final destination of Macchu Picchu,

You shouldn't have self-published.

>no room to store physical books in my apartment except my few favourites

Is it better to be a library pleb or an ebook pleb?

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>Marxism is unaesthetic