/lit/ - Literature

>>20749288

also kaufmans antkind is a relatively popular thing in this line no?

not only is every word choice a sign of genius 8ut it never not feels like a shitpost. the more you read, the more you'll laugh at yourself for deciding to stick with it

>>20737027
complete nonsense 8ecomes surprisingly predicta8le, in a predicta8ly surprising way. "how hegelian!" quoth you, "i know, i know that i know, im certain..." 8equoth i, hence we quoth unquoth on and on, anon. so just read Gordon Lish's 21st Century masterpiece: White Plains, Pieces and Witherlings. not only is it exactly what youre looking for, 8ut it falls short only of what youre not looking for as well (em dash) as well as rising tall into effortlessly 8eing all the other things it is and isnt not, as well as, in general,
8eing
quite
effortless.

read any paragraph

>>20388039
this is at once awe inspiring and awe inspiringly stupid. its so expertly crafted that its sad hes known only for his egoism now when in reality he isnt known enough because he wasnt egoistic enough. makes everyone elses sentences seem like sentences out of airport books with how autistically precise they are. the closest grammer has gotten to music imo

>>20374291
>>20374427
>the closest fag we have to joyce now

reminder that Lish's original fiction is incredi8ly interesting and unique. you can look him up in the archives. he is a clinically insane man who just 8ack in 2017 pu8lished his wierdest 8ook yet. and as wierd as it is, its the tightest most polished prose youre ever going to get. its going to 8e really sad if all he is remem8ered 8y is some relatively unremarka8le work he did for carver

the only reason bloom doesnt praise him as much is theyre friends and it would be suspicious

check lish out. youre welcome

O egg custard!

Gordon Lish <3

>>19409311
>lalāmamādhuryasudhābhirāmakaṃ
i swear i dreamt of an indian word like this once and it was something like "grahampaşanbaşantaş"

Zimzum or White Plains by Gordon Lish

really anything else he wrote also

>>19258540
>WSB's philosophy of life leads straight to chaos, misery and death. And he made this book by cutting up lots of little snippets of text and throwing them together randomly. The medium is the message.
youve skipped over the sheer transcendent playful explosive abandon and joy of burroughs by reducing feelings into ideas. i wish we could talk about books as aesthetic experiences like music but theyre constantly treated like theyre packaged propaganda for a philosophy. sorry for the grump, had a wierd day

>White Plains by Gordon Lish
>Paperhouse
>RDR2
>Curb Your Enthusiasm

>>19202666
based yaltabaoth outing himself

For anyone interested in Lish after many a Carver thread, this is Lish at his most Lish. Its pure autism, and also possibly the greatest book ever written.

Sorry for another hijack attempt, but the tides need to turn

>Lish is mentioned outside of the usual Carver context
Oh rejoice, all Lish-bros! At last, the triumphing has shone upon our lowly abode.

I'm reading his latest book right now, and despite his constant apologizing as to him having written the book and the reader having to read it now that he has gone and written it, it might possibly be the best thing to have ever been written. Doubly impressive given he was 82 when it was pubLished.

>>19083552
its not hate on my part. just channeling the bitterness of the obscure old autist behind carver's success, hopefully while having shilled him along the way