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Spanish literature thread

Why is Spanish literature in such decline?
All Spanish literature seems to be written for people who read the culture section of El País and have a coffee on a terrace while feeling enlightened by their humble intelligence.
For example the recent book by Irene Vallejo "El Infinito en un Junco", highly praised, it's just insufferable...

>> No.18493492

>>18493484
Catalonia and Basque land aren’t Spain.

>> No.18493506

>>18493492
Seethe harder, Eneko/Joan

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>>18493484
This novel answers the question. The Spanish thought they were either commies or falangists or monarchists, but they were all just whores for Anglo tourists and Dutch real estate speculators.

>> No.18493527

>>18493521
Nothing better than ordering tapas in English from literature PhD waiters in Seville tbqh. It gives it a special taste. Then when they get my order correct I say slowly and loudly YOU UNDERSTAND ENGLISH REALLY WELL

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>>18493506
Truth be told, there really isn’t any such a thing as Spain. It’s just thuggery and a money making scheme

>> No.18493542

>>18493534
> Tienes que moverte perra, hay un turista británico caminando por la calle.

>> No.18493557

>>18493484
>For example the recent book by Irene Vallejo "El Infinito en un Junco", highly praised, it's just insufferable...
What's it about, anyway?

>> No.18493585

>>18493542
* Turista espanyol caminant pel carrer

Ftfy

>> No.18493641

>>18493557
It's about the history of books, mostly focusing on Greece and Rome. Apart from all the historicism and presentism that permeates the book, which I guess it's normal for a mainstream writer in Spain nowadays, the worst thing is the cheesy style throughout the book, she even adds personal stories Elvira Lindo style (that says a lot about how bad they are).

>> No.18493650

>>18493484
Try Rafael Chirbes

>> No.18493696

>>18493641
Jeez, that does sound bad. Right now I'm reading Francisco Umbral, "Las Ninfas", to be exact. It's a pity that most of /lit/ does not know Spanish, because I'd wholeheartedly recommend it here. The main character is literally /lit/, it's kind of amazing how well Umbral can portray a pretentious literate teenager. The only thing he doesn't have in common with /lit/ is that he gets laid as a teenager, but aside from that, it's impeccable.

>> No.18493888

>>18493484
Why is the Basque country on that map?

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>>18493492
>>18493534
>>18493585
>>18493888
neither you or your sons will live to see the independence of Catalonia or Vascongadas

>> No.18494204

>>18493992
Ni mai em veuràs parlar en la teva bàrbara llengua, manolo

>> No.18494232

>>18494204
puedo entender perfectamente tu dialecto Jordi, deja de copear

>> No.18494577

>>18494204
t. Juan González, el charnego que se creía muy Catalán

>> No.18494596

>>18494204
cope how does it feel to be permabtfo’d by Manolos?

>> No.18496199

>>18493492
This, they should be independent.