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Imagine not knowing Italian

>> No.16882333

That is a thoroughly underwhelming collected of book covers

>> No.16883414

>>16882324
I like being white. The only italian I need and everybody else needs is when picking out pizza on the menu. It’s an annoying sounding language with even more annoying speakers

>> No.16883515

I’ve only read 4 Italian novels in my life but they’re all in my top 10 of all time. I should probably learn Italian.

>> No.16883531

>>16882324
>want to read Evola in the original Italian
>too lazy to study a language
>I'd have to learn German and Russian before I get to Italian anyway
Feelsbad. Honestly if English wasn't so ubiquitous I'm not sure I ever would have even learned a second language...

>> No.16883554

I have a copy of Baricco's Seta in my father's house. is it good?

>> No.16883563

Basadi

>> No.16883959

>>16882324
Are Italians anything like Italian-Americans? If so lol

>> No.16883962

>>16882324
Spent 3 years trying to learn german on and off... still not fluent at all

I heard italy has a decent literary tradition, one that is largely inaccessible to anglos.

>> No.16884204

>>16883414
Italians AKA romans are whiter than you ever will, mutt.

>> No.16884220

You're not done until you learn...
English
French
Italian
Latin
French
Russian
German
Attic Greek

How much progress have you made so far?

>> No.16884223
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>>16882324
I will learn it soon, my italian frens

>> No.16884226

>>16884220
Ummm, eurocentric much?

>> No.16884229
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>>16883414
shut the fuck up anglo.

>> No.16884237

>>16884226
*tongue click*

>> No.16884239

>>16883515
Which ones, anon?

>> No.16884825

What're the best Italian novels to start with for someone learning Italian?

>> No.16884842

>>16882324
SPIEGAMI CARMELO BENE O TI AMMAZZO! E NON SEMPLIFICARE PORCO DIO! SPIEGAMI SUBITO CARMELO BENE O TI AMMAZZO LETTERALMENTE! CHE CAZZO È UNA MACCHINA ATTORIALE? CHE CAZZO DI DIFFERENZA C'È TRA OSCENO E PORNO? NON SEMPLIFICARE O TI AMMAZZO

>> No.16884864

>>16882324
imagine huffing fart gas

>> No.16884867

>>16882324
I've known two italians and that was quite enough for me.

>> No.16884872

>>16882324
I wasn't able to make up my mind between French, Italian or German so I said fuck it and went with Latin.

>> No.16884985

I couldn’t give less of a fuck about italians

>> No.16884995

>>16884842
Just started to watch his Nostra Signora Dei Turchi, pretty coincidence

>> No.16885010

>>16884842
Salome è uno dei migliori film della storia

>> No.16885011
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16885011

>tfw italian and never read anything by italian authors after high school

>> No.16885068

>>16884825
The easiest ones
>Calvino
>Moravia
>Pavese
>Bassani
>Levi

>>16883554
If you're a girl it's good

>> No.16885165

>>16885011
>tfw Italian and never read anything ever other than /lit/ threads

>> No.16885173
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>>16885010
Bene's daughter Salomé is also a qt

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>>16882324
>14 books out of OP's chart have never been translated to Memelish
>the remainder are hard to find
The absolute state of Anglos book industry

>> No.16885368

>>16884229
that is a beautiful arab lmao

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16885384

I speak spanish so that's good enough.

>> No.16885430

>>16882324
>Imagine
Don't need too.

>> No.16885438

>>16884220
That’s a trick statement as most of those have Arabic as an official language.

>> No.16886663

I heard Savinio, the brother of Giorgio De Chirico, was also a writer. How hard would it be to read his books if I have an entry-level knowledge of Italian?

>> No.16886675

>>16884825
Try Buzzati

>> No.16886697

>>16885173
imagine being so degenerate you name your daughter salome.

>> No.16886744

Does someone have a list of good Italian books ranked from baby level to /lit/ tier?

>> No.16886757

>>16886744
The ones in OP are mostly /lit/ tier

>> No.16887989

>>16884204
>Italians AKA romans are whiter than you ever will, mutt.
LMAO

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>>16882324
I dont have to OP. I dont know italian.

>> No.16888289

>>16884220
Based, this is basically the minimum requirement for being patrician. Spanish is a non-language, means absolutely nothing to me. Knowing Hebrew and Sanskrit in addition to Greek and Latin makes you ancient sage tier.

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>learning Italian from 2nd nature method book or whatever it's called
>basically calls people from Naples subhuman thieves
lol

>> No.16888324

>>16888301
Everyone in Italy calls people from Naples subhuman thieves, except when they protest against lockdowns

>> No.16888381

>>16888301
Is this the one that is similar to Lingua Latina per se Illustrata? What are your opinions on it?

>> No.16888405

>>16888381
Yes. I like like it. It's working really well for me.

>> No.16888421

>>16888289
Kek amerifat

>> No.16888441

>>16888405
Thanks.

>> No.16888449

>>16888405
what's it called?

>> No.16888459

>>16888421
Ok Pedro

>> No.16888538

>>16888449
https://archive.org/details/LitalianoSecondoIlMetodoNatura/mode/2up

>> No.16888543

>>16888449
L'italiano Secondo Il Metodo Natura

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>If you put a pistol against my head and ask which I think is worse, Muslims or Mexicans, I'd have to think a moment, then I'd say the Muslims because they've broken my balls.
– Oriana Mommy Fallaci

>> No.16888646

what's the difference between Italian and Latin anyways?
Are Italians not the descendents of Romans?

>> No.16888723

>>16888646
There are only two differences:
1) In Latin masculine words end with -us, in Italian they end with -o
2) Italian has articles, Latin doesn't

>> No.16888752

>>16882324
>Luther Blissett
Stay away from Wu Ming and everything they've written.

>> No.16888916

>>16888752
I agree but Q was based

>> No.16888959

can anyone help me solve this?
>2 english words with 3 letters
>both must end with the same letter
>the first two letters must be different

>> No.16888966

>>16888959
The Pie

>> No.16888976

>>16888646
Italian isn't as condensed therefore it's easier to understand. Latin leaves a lot out and expects the reader to make the mental jump.

>> No.16889321

>>16882324
I know plenty, that's why I don't read Italian shit.

>> No.16889481

>>16888752
why ?

>> No.16889743

>>16888916
>but Q was based
That's true, btw did you knew there was supposed to be a movie/tv series adaptation, but the producers were too greedy and the project was dumped?
>>16889481
They're an infamous group of leftist writers and (((intellectuals))), they're widely despised even on reddit......

>> No.16890108

>>16889481
globohomo shit

>>16889743
>did you know etc
No, I didn't