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Because i work 12 hours a day at a desk-job, i got time for books. But they have to be bite sized. I finished pic related yesterday, what else do you lads recommend me?

>> No.9521388

Suicide.

>> No.9521389

>>9521387
Anton Chekov short stories are really short but I like em. My favorite one is "A cure for drinking"

>> No.9521393

>>9521389
i will check it out right now. Thank you.

>> No.9521402

Father Sergius is pretty good.

>> No.9521477

>>9521389
>Chekhov
Also check out his American disciple, Carver.

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>> No.9522507

>>9521477
>>9521389
These. Carver is fucking based.
Also, Alice Munro.

>> No.9522540

>>9521389

Any others you would recommend? I'm learning Russian and only just getting to the point where I can read literature while leaning heavily on a dictionary, so short stories are ideal for me.