/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.12369769]

>novel is about a struggling "painter" or "musician"
why do writers do this?

[Anonymous No.12369784]

>>12369769
A combination of role playing because of self loathing and also they are writing a tediously autobiographical work and slightly tweaking it. Or else they want to satirize the arts because some bohemian fucked their girl.

[Anonymous No.12369786]

>>12369769
>artists are important to artists
Gee who'd thunk't

[((’^_^’)) buttercup No.12369788]

Nigga they been out here romanticizin’ mental illness since the start they wildin’

[Anonymous No.12369790]

>>12369784
I know that. Gaddis does it extremely well exploring the themes of authenticity and recognition in the Recognitions and at least JR has Jack even though Bast is more significant in the narrative (or insignificant? But more present). Its still a thin metaphor. Who do you think you're fooling, guy?

[Anonymous No.12369796]

>>12369786
certified brainlet post

[Anonymous No.12369828]

There’s a book about a struggling Austrian painter who went on to become an important figure political figure in the first half of the 20th century. Unfortunately, I can’t recall the name of the author or his book.

[Anonymous No.12369839]

>>12369769
Why shouldn't they? Books about ordinary people, like Heller's Something Happened, just make you want to die.

[Anonymous No.12369848]

>>12369788
shut the fuck up

[Anonymous No.12369852]

>>12369839
>books that aren't a thinly veiled self insert for the authors existential fears are by necessity about "ordinary" (read:not artists) people
ok retard

[Anonymous No.12369877]

Not OP but it's funny to watch the pseuds of /lit/ flounder so hard to grasp the point of this simple-as-fuck thread.

[Anonymous No.12369936]

>>12369877
/lit/ is one of the dumbest boards. It's quite literally told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. I have been revisiting the last couple of days and remember why I stopped. For all of the pretentiousness and involuted texts about
>*hits bongs*
>dude society is about subjective power dynamics
most of these posters are idiots.

[Anonymous No.12369952]

>>12369828
Adolf Hitler retard
(I know, autistic reply, but im under a lot of stress and need someone to take it out on. Im sorry. I still love you anon

[Anonymous No.12369963]

Right in my style.

[Anonymous No.12369975]

>>12369769
>novel is about a painter so mad about a woman not really giving a shit about his paitings that he ends up killing her

[Anonymous No.12370362]

>>12369975
Is that synopsis of real novel? If so, what is it?

[Anonymous No.12370374]

>>12369769
Almost all of them wanted to make real art, but just couldn't hack it.

[Anonymous No.12370403]

>>12369975
what book

[Anonymous No.12370413]

>>12370403
>>12370362
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_T%C3%BAnel

[Anonymous No.12370425]

>>12370413
>>12369975
One of the worst novellas I've had the misfortune of reading.

[Anonymous No.12370432]

>>12369769
"Crap, I have no idea what to write about. Any ideas?"
"You know what they say: write what you know."
"Hey yeah, great idea!"
>Proceeds to write yet another fucking whatever about writing because he's a jackass.
"Maybe this wasn't such a hot idea after all."
>Changes all instances of 'writer' to 'painter.'
"PERFECT."
>Ships that shit to the publisher.

[Anonymous No.12370435]

>>12370374
Gaddis spent like 30 years writing The Recognition and JR. Do you think he struggled and failed to be a painter and composer that whole time? That's actually kind of funny to imagine, he was so secretive so no one would realize that he failed at his true passions.

[Anonymous No.12370453]

>>12370432
Congratulations

[Anonymous No.12370473]

>>12370425
If I had a penny for every girl that has told me that

[Anonymous No.12370487]

>*blocks ur path*

[Anonymous No.12370495]

>>12369788
>ebonics
cringe kys

[Anonymous No.12370827]

>>12370413
thank you

[Anonymous No.12371245]

>novel is about an unemployed loser who goes to the bar too much
why do writers do this?