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What books from today will still be read in 500 years?

>> No.14636726

I'm not certain that any will be desu. I just don't think the quality of current literature is very high. But I'm interested in any different opinions. Good question OP

>> No.14636744

>>14636668
if we're talking 21st century then maybe Bolano, Gass and Pinecone

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>>14636668
Please discontinue to use my avatarfag pic, thank you.

To answer your question, probably the few big religious texts(Bible etc) of the West and the Big religious texts of the East( Hindu stuff). Along with the Classics which, will probably remain just as praised as they are now. I really doubt anything else from this day and age will be remembered besides maybe the timeless stuff like Ulysses, Moby Dick, etc. Philosophy through its nature will probably just continue to grow chronologically; I don't think it'll be forgotten. Although, this probably means even Artaud will be forgotten(:-( ), only remembered as inspirations to French Philosophers, a mere citation. Also probably has to due to the fact that he rejected the literary mediums of the time which leaves most of his body of work in collections. Maybe when Theatre gets revived he'll get more attention.

>> No.14636759

>>14636668
2666 surely. the only book written in my lifetime that im 100% sure will be read a thousand years from now

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>>14636744
Forgetting someone?

>> No.14636907

2666 and Submission

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>>14636668
>>14636726
>>14636752
>>14636759
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>>14636908
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>>14636933
We are many. The swarm is infinite!

>> No.14636953

None. Our Ai brains will come with them all downloaded. No need to read them

>> No.14637033

>>14636953
this is the thing when the downloads happen and we're all shakespeares and lebrons we'll have no use for anything in the past

>> No.14637072

>>14636668
My diary desu

>> No.14637083

Proust Beckett and Burroughs. I know they aren’t from today today but maybe them. MAYBE Corncob or at least Corncob before Pinecone.

>> No.14637091

>>14636668
Mein Kampf desu

>> No.14637176

>>14636759
Why do you say that? I also read it and loved it but it didn’t jump out as a classic .

>> No.14637291

>>14636668
Books as a medium will be abandoned and forgotten by the end of this century.

>> No.14637334

>>14636668
Lotr
Bible
That's it

>> No.14637431

>>14636908
>>14636941
Reported for spamming/flooding

>> No.14637440

Their won't be anyone to read in 2500 anon

>> No.14637610

>>14637091
Might be one of the very few that holds up from the 20th century.