/lit/ - Literature

>>19873773
>who cares about Mexico
I do.

>>19760688
Mexico
>What's the book industry like in your country?
Well, it's good and healthy, I would say. Also, we have the Guadalajara International Book Fair every year, so that's nice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalajara_International_Book_Fair
>Are you able to get paperback editions of the classics of your country/language readily available online/irl?
Yes, of course, there are many online and real bookstores.
>Are they likely to contain an introduction, notes and essays in them or are they usually just the plain text?
It varies. Usually the cheaper the book, the fewer features it has. Books with a note apparatus tend to be more expensive (example, those by Cátedra Editions).
>What is the quality of these books like?
Which books? The plain text ones or the ones with features? It varies.
>Is there any value placed on nice hardback editions (leather/clothbound)? Like Library of America or La bibliothèque de la Pléiade?
Yes, sort of, but hardbacks are not as fetishized as in other countries like the US. Readers are generally content with paperbacks. For some titles, paperbacks are the only choice.
>What are the translations into your native language like?
They tend to be pretty good, although, again, it varies. With works in the public domain it's better to have a more recent translation as they're usually better and annotated. With modern works, you're at the mercy of the translator but they *tend* to be good as well, or at least serviceable. With English works, I prefer to read the original.
>What kind of books do you find in your bookstores?
All sorts of books, really. From popular to a bit more obscure. I work near a Librería Gandhi and a FCE bookstore.

>>16796054
Correct.

>>16724738
And therefore, BASED.

>>16550744
BASADO

>>16489550
It's good. It's a good genre. It can be both exciting and profound.

hola

>5 years since reading Fictions, and still haven't started learning spanish
Why am I so fucking lazy

Languages I'd like to learn, from highest to lowest priority:
Spanish (for literature)
German (for philosophy)
Korean (aesthetics)

t. slav