/lit/ - Literature

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I don't know how obscure picrel is since I learned of its existence in /lit/ and quite recently; it was praised by Samuel Beckett; and two of his books are printed by NYRB, but whatever. I've tried shilling it before in threads asking for NEET and depressive literature so I'll do it again.
It's an incredibly funny book and pretty pathetic at the same time. A guy tries to make friends out of strangers (he's desperare for company), but he's poor, unlikable and he doesn't want to get a job. Probably one of the top 3 or 4 funniest books I've read this year.
The first vignette and the one about the factory owner's daughter were great.