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rec me books about manliness, /lit/

>> No.6845452

For Whom the Bell Tolls

>> No.6845451

>>6845445

I've always liked "How to Be a Man" by Glenn O'Brien

>in b4 Papa, etc

>> No.6845453

>>6845445
Meditations for sure

Stoicism is the manliest philosophy, and not try hard manly either.

>> No.6845455

>>6845445
Moby Dick.

>> No.6845461

Middlesex

>> No.6845462

>>6845445
tropic of cancer

>> No.6845466

>>6845462
CANT STAND YA

>> No.6845473

man and the sea.

>> No.6845484

All of the Tarzan of the Apes novels are manly.

As a bonus, they're also incredibly racist.

>> No.6845486

>>6845484
Nice

>> No.6845488

>>6845473
>>6845452
I've only read the Sun Also Rises, so this is on my menu anyway
thanks
>>6845453
My grandpa has this, I shall have to borrow it
>>6845455
Read it
>>6845451
Is that a serious book or some self-help tier stuff?

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>>6845488

O'Brien is kind of a joker so it's not serious and he doesn't really think he's helping anyone

>> No.6845551

>>6845445
The Greeks, then the bible

>> No.6845584

>>6845551
ebin meme

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>>6845445
British fiction about colonization is manly as hell.
Norman Mailer gets into masculinity pretty well with "An American Dream". Joan Didion will make you a better man (through understaniding women reaistically, and not in the feminist way) if you can get into "Play it as it Lays".

>> No.6846108

>>6845488
>self-help tier stuff
you're obviously desperate for it, you faggot

>> No.6847164

>>6845445
the old man and the sea
no posturing, just the essence of being a man

>> No.6847167

Egills Saga

>> No.6847215

>>6847167
I'd push for Njal's Saga. Egil is a highly entertaining character, but I wouldn't place him on a pedestal as a example of manliness (for example, there were moments when he exhibited very little self-control). Njal's Saga has some characters that are a little rowdier (e.g. Skarphedin), but the two central characters are very respectable. Njal doesn't kill anyone, if I recall correctly, but he doesn't shy away from danger or death, either. His friend, Gunnar, is a great warrior, but prefers peaceful reconciliation to fighting.

Having said that, Egil's Saga is still my favorite.

>> No.6847223

the Quran

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>>6845445
If you're a fan of Ernest Hemingway then I highly suggest reading some of his short stories. The Undefeated is probably my favorite of his short stories but A Farewell to Arms really brought out the 'manliness' in me when reading it through.

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>>6847794
I meant to put Fifty Grand instead of The Undefeated but their both great stories. Definitely look into them.

>> No.6847812

>>6847215
Yeah, honestly I know there were other sagas in the Penguin Sagas of Icelanders that I liked better but none of them were as memorable. I should go back through that thing.

>> No.6847841

>>6845445
The Principles that Govern Social Interaction

It's a free ebook and the creators have a track record to live debate any critic who has the balls to. They also distort the voices so that you can stay completely anonymous. A great practice.

>> No.6848306

>>6846108
I want proper literature that deals with this, you faggot

not some le-be-yourself, /r9k/ meme 'book' written by guys from Buzzfeed