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If you were to travel the world and you could only carry one book with you what would it be?

>> No.23127719

>>23127712
he only writes on the first couple pages of his journals and then forgets just like me

>> No.23127731

The New Testament, as I am orthodox. If not that, an anthology of poetry similar to what Bolaño used to do.

>> No.23127742

«ANTOLOGÍA LATINA», EDICIÓN DE «GREDOS».

>> No.23127757

>>23127742
Speak english please this is not mexico

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>>23127712

>> No.23127814

Lolita

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>> No.23127869

>>23127712
The Satanic Verses while traveling from Cairo to Nepal on foot

>> No.23127871

>>23127869
You wouldn't leave Cairo alive

>> No.23128133

>>23127731
>as I am orthodox
kek. why not just say you're christian?

>> No.23128144

>>23127869
Based, Nassim Taleb

>> No.23128146

>>23128133
>specificity is bad
lol

>> No.23128169

>>23128146
who are you quoting? it's your pride that's bad. there was absolutely no reason to specify that you were orthodox, yet you went out of your way to do it anyway.

>> No.23128187

>>23127712
If you mean, "in addition to the Bible," then probably my Astor edition of the complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer--otherwise, the Bible, but it is a difficult decision. I think the Bible is the only book I can consistently read and reread. I thought about anthologies or authors with complete works which would be fairly diverse material, but it is difficult.

>> No.23128756

As a Baptist catholic, i’ll pick the longing of baba yaga by Ivan shoeko

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>>23127712
The Hemingway baby shoes story on a slip of paper because I don’t want to be tasked with carrying something heavy.

>> No.23128808

>>23128772
You are carrying something heavy though

>> No.23129070

My First idea was The Illuminatus! trilogy, but since that's three books I'll have the Pocket Ref.

>> No.23129099

>>23127712
Obviously The Bible.
No book has more knowledge, comfy and The Truth than this one.

>> No.23129111

>>23127712
I would not travel the world.

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Any other answer is for plebs

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>>23127712
The answer to ever thread on /lit/ is always 'The Bible'

>> No.23129208

>>23127712
the dictionary, has every word in it you'd reasonably ever read in any english book, what more should you need?

>> No.23129218

Not Christian but probably the Bible. If so many people can derive meaning from it and have it spark so much debate over a 1000 years I'm sure there is something to dig up and think about. Though I'd prefer a Vulgate with English so I can practice my Latin too. Though it'd be a pain in the ass to carry.
I have many other books I enjoy but I don't think any that are possibly very rereadable ad infinitum.

>> No.23129366

>>23128169
You sound like a papist

>> No.23130075

>>23127731
>>23127779
>>23129099
>>23129204
>>23129218
Christcucks ruin this board

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>Christcucks ruin this board

>> No.23130286

>>23127712
Either The Divine Comedy or The Brothers Karamazov.

>> No.23130429

>>23127712
The World: A Family History by Simon Sebag Montefiore. It's a huge tome full of blood and lurid details, and you can really sink your teeth into it.

>> No.23130483

>>23130081
You should have turned the other cheek instead of bullying me (and that innocent guy listening to music on the subway that someone photographed probably without his knowledge).

Fake ass christian, go to church, you have sinned you fag.

>> No.23130502

>>23130483
Nta, but God will judge that. I think people like you have taken far too advantage of Christian kindness. You deserve your shame and humiliation; it is what you try to give others after all.

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>> No.23130710

>>23130502
>I think people like you have taken far too advantage of Christian kindness. You deserve your shame and humiliation
Blasphemous claim. Go to hell. Who are you to judge me and to tell me what I deserve and what I don't? God will judge me.

>“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. “This is the first and great commandment. “And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”

>> No.23130726

>>23130710
Since I am self-effacing, I can make fun of you then. Cry.

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>>23127712
Took this copy of the dao de jing with me when I went train hopping

>> No.23130766

>>23127712
Bhagavad vita. For some reason travelling and raver thots dont think you will rape them if you pretend to have loose indian spiritualism.

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>>23130075
t. would take pic related on his travels

>> No.23131153

>>23130710
You LITERALLY don't even know what blasphemy is. Just shut you mouth already. Read the Bible into a mirror, you walking breathing joke.

>> No.23131260

>>23128169
Names imply reason.

>> No.23131394

>>23127712
An atlas

>> No.23131533

>>23127712
Bhagavad Gita
I'd walk around like a wizard and slowly cultivate my connection to god, ending in a crescendo of light while I shift out of this matrix dimension and show everyone here the middle finger.

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>>23127712

>> No.23132165

>>23130483
Poor hermeneutical understanding of scripture. I accept your concession.