/lit/ - Literature

>>19027969
Wow, you can read in your own language. A lot of people consider that basic literacy, but I imagine it's quite special in Russia. Special lil guy.

>>19027987
in this day and age reading in general is quite special regardless where you're from

>>19027969
If you are really Russian, how come you have time to read. You must slave away for 300 USD a month and die a crippled alcoholic at 45.

>>19027987
BTFO

>>19028007
nice stereotypes mang

>>19027987
>t. angloid

>>19027997
plenty of people read nowadays, you're not special anon.

>>19027969
>tfw russian
>tfw lives in a poor authoritarian shithole

>>19028127
how do you know

>>19027969
>literally just Russian Days of our lives and Russian Seinfeld

>tfw not russian
>tfw learned russian
>tfw can read some of the best works of literature in original language, without having to actually live on the rashka

I wish I knew russin, but I hate learning languages

>>19027969
>tfw chinese
>tfw can read some of the best works of literature that don't have any good english translations, unlike russians

>>19027969
>tfw not being French

私が日本人であることを示す顔です。
アニメを字幕なしで見ることができる。

>>19027969
>score 136 in verbal intelligence test
>still can’t read any other language but some Greek

Shakespeare and Dante are objectively the best writers of all time. If you're not english or italian, what the fuck are you even reading nigger?

*starts the "bydlo, you have unlimited access to endless information" thread*

>>19028308
Tolstoi and Chekhov

>>19028308
Strugatsky

>>19027969
oни paнo или пoзднo кoнчaютcя
cкopee paнo

>>19028689
Fag posting in slang so I can't google translate it.

>>19028702
Use DeepL

This is coming from an Ohioan born in America and currently mono linguistic, but working to change that.
Ultimately for languages to learn I believe that this is the "bare minimum" too have a majority of the bases covered:
English (Great Works, Translations)
German (Philosophy, Great Works)
French (Great Works)
Russian (Great Works)
If you live in America add Spanish to the list above.
These aren't "less important" but if you have to trim the list, then these would be trimmed, still try to pick at least one though:
Mandarin (Globalization, If interested in Eastern thought)
Arabic (Globalization, Interest in Middle Eastern thought)
Ancient Greek (Foundation of Western Thought, Great Works, Philosophy)
Languages that aren't required, but are far from being wastes:
Italian (Great Works)
Sanskirt (Hindu epics)
Latin (Rome)
Retarded list? Tell me if im missing something.

>>19028791
Actual list:
English
Russian
Mandarin
Arabic
Japanese

>>19028805
You cannot have Japanese on the main tier. I could see it on 2nd tier or more likely third tier, but you cannot try to claim German would be better to learn then Japanese.

>tfw anglo
>can read GOATspeare with native-level comprehension

>>19027969
>tfw American
>tfw can read Shakespeare in original language
America wins again.

>>19028816
Yeah, I love nip but there are more interesting works in at least 10 languages.

>>19028063
>seething slav

>>19028791
>This is coming from an Ohioan born in America and currently mono linguistic, but
Kek stopped reading here

>>19028841
Reminder that since America was a British colony, Shakespeare is a part of the American literary canon.

>>19028702
that's not slang, lol

>>19028791
>coming from an Ohioan born in America and currently mono linguistic
You should not have the right to say literary anything with regards to language.

>>19028791
Yeah, I'd say I completely agree with your list, although I'm personally not interested in Arabic or Mandarin. I'd say Japanese, Russian and German are the ones that give you access to the most interesting untranslated content but they're also hard to learn. Maybe German is a bit easier, but most prominent works are translated into English anyways. French is the easiest, of course. Alternatively, you can start with Latin (read LLPSI) and then choose between Spanish, Italian, Greek or French again. Knowing Latin makes all of them easier to learn.

>being proud of not being able to read german
huh.

>>19027969
Yeah we all know the classics, but could you recommend some lesser known classics in russian literatura? Modern ones perhaps?

>>19029106
Laurus

>tfw mexican
>tfw can read some of the best works of literature in original language

>nonanglos are so insecure they have to write on this forum about how they can understand their own language
I cannot imagine the mindset of being so uncomfortable about your nationality. Sad!

>>19029106
Pelevin is pretty good

>>19027987
>t. seething monolingual anglo

>>19027969
Cool! Im trying to learn russian, a girl at my uni is tutoring me

>>19027997
no it isn't

>>19028010
we need eugenics so fucking bad, you can't go anywhere without seeing ugly people it's disgusting. but we can't even get rid of the fatties.

>>19028007
Is this 2002 again?

>>19028010
>yellow fever trhannies will defend this

>>19029055
Germany only has philosophy which doesn't lose anything in translation.

>>19030684
>which doesn't lose anything in translation.

>>19027969
Isn't War and Peace like 30% French though?
And since it is the best Russian work, i don't see you as being that lucky, OP. Heh...

>>19031065
>Isn't War and Peace like 30% French though?
No, it isn't.

>>19030684
top kek

>>19029334
No he is overrated дaлбoёб.

>>19028308
Cervantes

>>19028308
J.K Rowling

>>19028308
>Shakespeare
Lol.

Bump

>one chance at life
>native language is dutch

>>19028308
Vodka and kurva sandwiches

>>19027987
>Wow, you can read in your own language. A lot of people consider that basic literacy, but I imagine it's quite special in Russia. Special lil guy.

>>19027987
Is this how you normally react to people sharing nice things?

>>19027969
How good is your English? Have you compared any translations to their original?

>>19027969
>tfw almost a polyglot
books are too good

>>19028249
>chinese
>best works of literature

>>19028300
>slightly comprehended first line and beginning of third

>>19028010
What the fuck its like that thing from Alien

>>19027969
that's quite nice to be honest
happy for you anon

>>19035438
>t. whitey

>>19027987
Cпacибo бpaт. Кaк пpeкpacнo чтo мы взaимнo пoнимaeм poднoй язык дpyгoвo к дoбaвкe нaшeмy coбcтвeннoмy.