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Which author best encapsulated boyhood youth, and why? Barrie’s Peter Pan or Mann’s Death in Venice?

>> No.7785244

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>> No.7785318

Vargas Llosa - La ciudad y los perros (The Time of the Hero)
Vargas Llosa - Los cachorros (The Cubs)

>> No.7785492

Have you misinterpreted DiV?

>> No.7785535

>>7785492
I don't believe so.
Gustav is sick, but rather than dealing with his sickness, he escapes it through the images of a young healthy boy, obsessing over him. Gustav's death should come as no surprise to anyone. He never faced his reality and, instead, lost himself in fantasy. Mann is very ironic in this story.
Still, I think him and Barrie share similar themes in some regards. Losing ourselves in fantasy, dwelling on about youth and beauty, etc.

>> No.7785573

John Barth's Ambrose stories

>> No.7785589

>>7785573
>Vargas Llosa
Thanks! I'm reading Lost in the Funhouse now.

>> No.7785596

>>7785589
Ignore the green text.

>> No.7785607

>>7785535
Yes you have literally misinterpreted it. Good job!

>> No.7785614

>>7785607
Offer me your interpretation, please. I would like to hear it.

>> No.7785710

>>7785573
“Lost in the Funhouse” was great. Nice short-story.
Anyone who mentions Mercury's caduceus in their writings is a win in my mind. Also: “Is there anything more tiresome in fiction that the problems of sensitive adolescents” was a great line. The plot line drawings made me chuckle as well. Also, the image of a man starving in the funhouse and people mistaking his skeleton as part of the funhouse itself was very surreal and enjoyable. So, the funhouse was a symbol for the writer I take it? In the last few lines, is he saying that he’d rather be the reader (the lovers who funhouses are made for) rather than the writer?
He reminded me a lot of Calvino with all the meta-humor, taking time to explain the story while the story itself progresses. His imagery in the story was nice, too. Maybe I'll purchase the entire collection in the near future. Thanks, again.

>> No.7785720

>>7785253
pleb-tier garbage