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3220533 No.3220533 [Reply] [Original]

Why does /lit/ only read in English?

I am In the process of learning Catalan and I was wondering if /lit/ had any suggestions for good books written in that language?

If not, can we just have a foreign language /lit/ thread?

>> No.3220534

>>3220533
I read in arabic and english.

>> No.3220541

I read Spanish and English.

Also
>>3220533
>Catalan
http://fuuka.warosu.org/lit/thread/S2889447#p2892262

>> No.3220542
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>>3220534
what authors do you read in arabic?

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>>3220541
>http://fuuka.warosu.org/lit/thread/S2889447#p2892262

Oh wow, thank you!

>> No.3220598

>implying /lit/ reads only in English

>> No.3220621

I read Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German and Russian.

>> No.3220625

I only read in English because I only speak english =( Planning on learning French or German soon though.

>> No.3220635

Camí de sirga - Jesús Moncada.

>> No.3220660

>learning catalan
>he doesn't even know if there's any books worth reading in that language

Pretentious maximus. Bet you love to wear kufiyyas everywhere, too.

>> No.3220665

>>3220534
How easy is Arabic?

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>>3220660
>kufiyyas

lol of course i do! i love to wear black and white ones that go with my black and white che guivara tshirt and navy blue jeans.

I want to learn the language because Barcelona is one of the greatest places I ever been to and I'm in love with a Catalan girl.

>> No.3220680

>>3220679

>believes in love
read more

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>>3220680
>lel u beleve in things xDDDD
>4chan

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>>3220680
Well, it might be that I just want to plow the girl's ass, but I really do feel something for Barcelona and Catalonia as a whole.

>> No.3220720

What's the point? Everything of merit is translated into English. Everyone of merit speaks English.

>> No.3220724

>>3220720

>implying translated works live up to the originals

>> No.3220729

>>3220720
All translations are bullshit and you should feel bad for thinking otherwise.

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>>3220700
>I really do feel something for Barcelona and Catalonia as a whole.

did you study abroad there for a semester or what

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>>3220738
I lived there from June until October in 2009 and I have been going there for about two weeks a year ever since. I have never been to any other part of Spain besides the Balearic Islands.

>> No.3220751

http://manybooks.net/language.php

Can be dated, but a pretty decent and diverse collection of books in English and other languages, nonetheless.

>> No.3220756

>>3220751
thank you kind sir

>> No.3220792

Any good books in norwegian?

inb4 Ibsen
inb4 Hamsun

>> No.3220804

>>3220792
That manybooks link has books in Norwegian, not sure how good they are though.

>> No.3220807

I'm trying to learn French and my Spanish is good enough to read most poetry and novels.

>> No.3220817

>>3220533

>Catalan

I stopped reading and commenced a mirthful laugh at OP's expense.

>> No.3220822

>>3220665
Quite difficult at first. The grammar is very different from european languages, just the way they write sometimes its hard to understand even when you know the meanings of the words.

>> No.3220827

>>3220542
There isn't really a tradition of fictional novels in arabic as in europe. So mostly non-fiction.

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>learning catalan

>> No.3221061

Mecanoscrit del Segon Origen - Manuel de Pedrolo (for begginers, but great book)

Incerta Gloria - Joan Sales

>> No.3221104

>>3220856

Seriously, you might as well learn a relevant language in Spanish which lets you understand fagspanish anyway.

>> No.3221105

I read in English, Spanish, and German.

Not all of /lit/ is American.

>> No.3221115

hjfg

>> No.3221136

>>3220817
>>3220856
>>3221104

I accept that there are other languages which are more widely spoken, but my primary interest is Catalan culture (and, specifically, the culture of the vagina of a girl I know in Barcelona) so learning the language of Catalonia makes the most sense for me.