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/lit/, I can't remember the name of a certain relatively obscure (I think) German writer. Having only seen pictures of a few pages of one of his books, I remember it looked chaotic and experimental, switching language in mid-sentence and dividing midsections of words with division bars so that they could be read two ways (i.e. "I was very much looking forward to her p(art/uss)y").
Anyone know?

>> No.2538668

Kitzo Hekotormos.

>> No.2538675

IT SHOULD BE "e.g." THERE, NOT "i.e.".

>> No.2538680

>>2538675
OH SHIT I'VE BEEN MISUSING THAT FOREVER

THANKS

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2538685

Zettels Traum by Arno Schmidt, it's pretty famous

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>>2538675
Hey REI a/o KOZ, you should read that DFW story "Oblivion".

>> No.2538694

>>2538685
Thanks!
>pretty famous
How so? I can't find much about his work. Of course, I'm American; is he a lot more well known in Europe?

>> No.2538697

>>2538694
He's EXTREMELY well known in Europe, but sadly, these kind of books don't often make it over the Atlantic. Publishers don't want to take the chance, I guess..

>> No.2538711

>>2538692

WHY?

I NEVER FINISHED READING THAT STORY BECAUSE IT BORED ME.

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>>2538711
Just thought you'd dig the style.

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>>2538714

THE "STYLE"?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

IT SEEMED TO ME "TYPICAL" OF OTHER OF HIS STORIES.

>> No.2538732

sorry, but david huckster wallace has no style

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>>2538719
>IT SEEMED TO ME "TYPICAL" OF OTHER OF HIS STORIES.
Sure, but it's sort of DFW's style's final form, where everything becomes
>'this' or 'that' and then this happened, written as literally as possible in an abstruse, winding sentence (precisely the thing you would expect in his [that is, DFW's] written work) but then the next thing is 'quoted' as it's given its more 'everyday' or 'informal' sobriquet.
Just thought you'd be "into" it.

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>>2538719
>>2538719
>IT SEEMED TO ME "TYPICAL" OF OTHER OF HIS STORIES.
Sure, but it's sort of DFW's style's final form, where everything becomes
>'this' or 'that' and then this happened, written as literally as possible in an abstruse, winding sentence (precisely the thing you would expect in his [that is, DFW's] written work) but then the next thing is 'quoted' as it's given its more 'everyday' or 'informal' sobriquet.
Just thought you'd be "into" it.

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>>2538742

I UNDERSTAND NOW.

I DID NOT KNOW WHY YOU "RECOMMENDED" ME THAT STORY, APPARENTLY "RANDOMLY".

"OBLIVION" BORED ME BECAUSE OF THE MAIN CHARACTER'S FOCUS ON OLD PERSONS.

>> No.2538755

>>2538697
No. He's somewhat famous in literary circles. Not extremely at all.
But his works are hold in high regard.

>> No.2538760

>>2538755
No way. He's totally a household name over there. EVERYBODY has heard of him. You ask the average person on the street who Arno Schmidt is, they will tell you,

>> No.2538772

>>2538747
OLD PEOPLE

>> No.2538782

>>2538772

NO.

THEY WERE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS, SO THE ACCURATE "TERM" IS "PERSONS", NOT "PEOPLE".