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Hey /lit/,

We read the greatest literature of times gone by all the time. But what about today? Is there anything great which has been written recently?

>> No.1332868

No. I'm reading Tolkein because it's the best form of escapism.

>> No.1332870
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21st Century Kafka.

>> No.1332875

I haven't read anything by her but I hear from sources I trust Deb Olin Unferth is good

>> No.1332879

>>1332870
since when are you Tao Lin, Ty?

>> No.1332882

>>1332879
never. i will never be successful or have friends + gf. even as a white person.

>> No.1332887

>>1332879
um, since always? how in the fuck did you not figure it out? tao lin has been trolling /lit/ all this time and none of you fuckers even guessed

>> No.1332888

I was just wondering because sometimes I feel like some books are only great because they're old, and if written today they wouldn't be accepted as great.

>> No.1332889

John Dies at the End. Sure, it's retarded, but it also offers a good amount to think about. I'll argue it with a college professor any day.

Also Scott Pilgrim.

>> No.1332901

2666 by Roberto Bolano, Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon, and The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro all get a +1 from me.

The problem is that it takes time for the "canonization" process to weed out the great from the good/mediocre. Plus the fact that "great" books don't really come along all that often.

>> No.1332932

>>1332888

A million times this. Do you think if some doppelganger of Jane Austen or Dickens was writing today that their work would be hailed as literature? Fuck no, they'd be the Stephanie Meyers that /lit/ is always bitching about

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Also, this. This is awesome.

>> No.1332942

>>1332936
>Miranda July
>not hipster garbage

At least Dave Eggers can actually write some good stuff.

>> No.1332948

>>1332932
>implying the Meyers of the 19th Century are remembered
Pynchon & Vonnegut are relatively recent OP.

>> No.1332959

Does Still Life with Woodpecker count as modern?

>> No.1332971

>>1332948

Something tells me that you're an autist with a capital A.

>> No.1332987

Rodrigo Frésan - Mantra

>> No.1332996

I'll put my chips in for John Dies at the End

da shit was funny.

>> No.1333000

>>1332971
do tell exactly what gives it away.

>> No.1333215

>>1333000

There's the gross misinterpretation of other posts, you constantly talk about yourself, and you're on 4chan. What other conclusion could I come to?

>> No.1334918

i would like to learn more about contemporary literature so please help

>> No.1334924

>>1332901
>2666
Totally agree.
Also Infinite Jest and White Teeth

>> No.1334928

2666 by Roberto Bolano
C by Tom McCarthy
People tell me Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín although I'm out on this one.

>> No.1334929

The Road - Cormac McCarthy

>> No.1334937

>>1334929
Thanks, haven't heard o' that 1

>> No.1334960

Part of me wants to read one of Tao Lin's books, (a pirated e-book, of course) just to see what it's like for myself.

>> No.1334962

>>1334960
Shoplifting Shoplifting From American Apparel from the internet..? What kind of (poketto)monster are you?

>> No.1334968

>>1334960
dude, just go into a bookstore, take a copy of "shoplifting..." and read it. After 30 minutes you are through, its so laughably short.

ALso, you will be forever cured of wanting to read Tao Lin ever again.

THats how I did it, at least.

>> No.1334966

>>1334962
I don't have a clue what form his books are in, my point is that I wasn't going to pay for it.

>> No.1334975

>>1334968
Tao Lin's actually pretty good, you should try him again sometime

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>>1334937

>> No.1334987

>>1334975
Nice try, Tao.

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this

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Firework by Eugene Marten. Also it is plubished by the New York Tyrant guy who also make a great lit magazine.

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Pretty good author, this is my favourite of his work.

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who bumps threads liek these anyway?

ASK ME ANYTHING