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9521428 No.9521428 [Reply] [Original]

Who's writing the IJ of the internet age? Who's young and really good?

>> No.9521429

>>9521428
there are probably a hundred 'david foster wallace' types slumming it right now, trying to get their masterpiece published but to no avail

the truth is that the demos who read books are retarded these days, so they're never going to get published or probably even noticed. if you want to see the next rising star of literature, you should check tumblr periodically, or wherever else young retarded girls hang out

>> No.9521437

Pessoa-chan is /lit/'s greatest hope of producing something worthwhile

>> No.9521439

>>9521437
Who the fuck is that guy? Some guy who really likes to read Pessoa?

>> No.9521440

me desu

>> No.9521444

The author of the Golden Fleece

>> No.9521453

>>9521439
A notorious shitposter on /lit/: >>/lit/thread/S9400985

>> No.9521462

>>9521429
How did IJ get published then? It wasn't long ago.

>> No.9521465

>>9521462
Because DFW first showed his potential with a conventional Pynchonesque novel, and then a short story collection, and then a book of non-fiction. He was a "name" in the industry and had people encouraging him to write. Some nerdy straight white male writing a 1,200 page novel in his mom's attic will be laughed at today, unless he has a similar background. And so he should be. Fuck white people.

>> No.9521471

>>9521429
Everything I've read by someone under 30 has been extremely short. I doubt you're wrong, but I can't see why it has to be that way. I'm fairly sure most people here hate Tao Lin, but I can't think of another young writer that you have to work hard to read.

>> No.9521494

Tao Lin. He's basically a straight white male in Asian camouflage so he gets a chance.

>> No.9521764

>>9521453

Thanks, I saw that thread but didn't commit it to memory.