Ryus
03.03.22 | anyone else into him? always wanted to read his stuff so i'm taking a course on him rn, he's instantly become one of my favorite writers. |
normaloctagon
03.03.22 | yo wait what 9 is traumprinz!! sick |
Ryus
03.03.22 | everything is traumprinz and traumprinz is everything |
normaloctagon
03.03.22 | big mood |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.03.22 | 3 and 6 are awesome and maybe my favs, but 1 is a strong 1
haven't read him in years, but he came up prominently in another book i was reading a couple of weeks ago mmmhm. one of the translingual GOATs along with nabokov |
Ryus
03.03.22 | 3 is his funniest, so good. but yeah nothing can topple 1 for me. one of my favorite pieces of writing, period. i've been reading him in both spanish and english and realized that the english translation i have kinda sucks |
VlacDrac
03.04.22 | No mean to disrespect, but you have to read his works in Spanish in order to get the full experience. |
VlacDrac
03.04.22 | One of the best to ever make it. |
Ryus
03.04.22 | yeah for sure. as a non-native speaker, his writing in spanish is pretty clear and easy to understand which is nice |
VlacDrac
03.04.22 | Spanish is an underrated language, people give it tons of flak. |
gnardude
03.04.22 | thats sick, started reading ficciones earlier today, tlön paired with MBV ep's is nice |
VlacDrac
03.04.22 | You probably have already read them, but Bolaño and Sabato's works are amazing. |
Winesburgohio
03.04.22 | Good for giving the imagination a rejuvenating workout |
kkarron
03.04.22 | Borges is the fucking best yo. Emma Zunz is one I'd also list here. On Exactitude in Science is my favorite single-paragraph short story too. |
dedex
03.04.22 | Def need to read his work, only heard gud stuff about it |
conesmoke
03.04.22 | I like the idea behind the aleph |
rabidfish
03.04.22 | Blessed list.
The short essays compilation is a really good read. That dude really knew how to make stuff seem interesting. Crazy good writer. |
WeepingBanana
03.04.22 | I’ve only read Ficciones but Library of Babel is also prob my fav |
Ryus
03.04.22 | "On Exactitude in Science is my favorite single-paragraph short story too."
yeah i almost included it on here, amazing how many ideas he can pack in one paragraph. |
robertsona
03.05.22 | I like the one with the map where the legend is 1 mile to 1 mile |
Winesburgohio
03.07.22 | (Lô) Borges s/t is also very good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzq4566quDs |
Ryus
03.07.22 | lo borges is cool yes |
