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Why did all the good literature came out of this tiny part of the world? It isn't superior genes, is it?

>> No.17776404

>>17776393
Are you telling me good literature came from Finland but not Russia? Cmon. Also, Japan has good books.

>> No.17776438

It's just Eurocentrism or Western centrism that makes you express such biased opinions

>> No.17776444

Weak bait.

>> No.17776453

>>17776393
this is some really low-tier bait but watch this thread hit 300 replies

>> No.17776480

>>17776404
Japan has produced like fifteen good books realistically, about the same as Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, which should also be highlight, unlike Finland.

>> No.17776485

>>17776393
I wish I knew Modern Greek
They have such a nice alphabet

>> No.17776490

>>17776393
Why did all the good anything come out of that tiny part of the world? Yes it's superior genes.

>> No.17776512

all the good people came out of there too

>> No.17776513
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>>17776393
It's really just Southern Europe, France, England and Germany. North Europe hasn't given us much. Neither has Eastern. Asia (both near and far) have given us more than Eastern/Northern Europe. The Mediterranean has been the most consistently productive in literature since Antiquity.

>> No.17776519

>inb4 someone mentions anglosphere countries whos literary tradition can also be traced back to that area

>> No.17776542

>>17776393
> England
kek.

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Why did all the good literature came out of this tiny part of the world? It isn't superior genes, is it?

>> No.17776569

>>17776554
>this is what EOP actually believe

>> No.17776577

>>17776554
Since when has Eastern Silberia been independent

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>>17776393
My apologies, I posted the wrong image,

>> No.17776607

>>17776598
Most great Irish writers besides Joyce were Anglo-Irish Protestants.

>> No.17776633

>>17776490
How can people read statements like these and not realize that identity groups are just serving as an antidepressant for the terminally lost. The Cope/Rope dichotomy proves to be the fundamental rule of humanity.

>> No.17776638

>>17776393
Shit eating retard or terrible bait; probably a combination thereof.

>> No.17776639

>>17776393
You’re just wrong

The Scandinavian countries have produced nothing of serious note.
Neither have the Baltics.
Neither has Finland
Neither has Belgium or Switzerland or Luxembourg and so on
Spain only Cervantes.

So basically it’s Italy, Germany, France, UK, and Ireland.
On the other hand, countries like Russia and the USA have also produced great literature. Then also Israel with their mythology, China, Japan, India, loads of Latin American countries.

.

>> No.17776648

>>17776393
Because you are stuck in the past.

>> No.17776650

>>17776393
literally all germany

>> No.17776660

>>17776607
Speaking of bullshit and cope kek

>> No.17776662

>>17776639
Portugal have Pessoa and Camões

>> No.17776671

>>17776404
>>17776480
Finland produced the Kalevala, better than anything Russia, Japan, Mexico, Argentina or Brazil has produced. They have produced some great stuff, but nothing of the caliber of The Kalevala.

>> No.17776702

>>17776660
>Yeats
Protestant ascendancy
>Swift
Protestant ascendancy
>Murdoch
Protestant ascendancy
>Shaw
Protestant ascendancy
>Beckett
Protestant ascendancy
>Wilde
Protestant ascendancy
>Stoker
Protestant ascendancy

>> No.17776712

>>17776639
>Spain only Cervantes.
Retard. Spain's literary tradition is on par with Italy and vastly superior to both Russia and the US.

>> No.17776813

>>17776662
Based

>> No.17776821

>italy
>good

>> No.17776877

>>17776671
Finland has produced lots of dank memes in the 21st century, but nobody knows any Finnish literature.

>> No.17776885

>>17776702
7 out of 100+ and them 7 are questionable at that. Come on Swift ? lol Murdoch lol

I could post them all but how about I post a single anglo

A guy calked William Shakespeare.

Couldn't get published for year's because happened to be Catholic.


Kek

>> No.17776894

>>17776393
>no america
>no russia
>no japan

>> No.17776923

>>17776393
>poland
>ukraine
>serbia
>croatia
>bulgaria
>romania
What have they ever done?

>> No.17776939

>>17776393
writing a book about this actually

>> No.17776949

>>17776877
what about the kalevala?

>> No.17776976

>>17776712
Delusional.

>> No.17777032

>>17776671
>>17776877
Its funny how neckbeards on /lit/ like to shit on Finland and Baltic states for not producing top quality literature like Russia has. They're literally comparing a country with 145+ million people to one of the smallest countries in the world.

>> No.17777047

>>17776480
>Japan has produced like fifteen good books realistically
It’s unreal how new and underaged this board has become. Or maybe it’s always been this low brow...

>> No.17777054

>>17777032
>excuses
That didn't stop Ireland

>> No.17777055

guys big get coming up soon

>> No.17777063

>>17777047
>dude my VN and light novels!!! they are kino!!

>> No.17777080

>>17777063
I beg of you to please read some Heian era classics instead of embarrassing yourself further.

>> No.17777083

>>17776639
Iceland has produced the sagas

>> No.17777087

>>17776639
Hamsun.

>> No.17777093

>>17777080
I have better things to do than read something just because it's Japanese

>> No.17777095

>>17777054
All famous Irish writers wrote primarily in English. They had a massive readership in the anglosphere which led to their literary scene flourishing. Nobody reads Irish literature —- that is, literature written in the Irish language — outside of Ireland.

>> No.17777100

>>17777087
A minor writer.

>> No.17777113

>>17777100
Lets see how well you are remembered after 100 years.

>> No.17777127

>>17777054
There's like 100 million Irish people in the world if you count all the mutts. Finland + Baltic states are hardly ten million. Besides, think about the geographical position. Historically speaking Ireland has seen much more action, Finland is one of the most remote locations in Europe, there's been literally nothing but forests and swamps.

>> No.17777134

>>17777113
If I stop being lazy and writing one short story per 4 months, I’ll probably be better remembered than Knut.

>> No.17777136

>>17776513
Ireland has made some good shit too
>Book of Kells
>Joyce
>Beckett

>> No.17777139

>>17777136
Oh, I would agree. Good catch, anon. Can't ignore Ireland.

>> No.17777153

>>17777127
Cringe arguments, Finnoid. The reason Ireland was able to develop a strong literary scene despite a small population is because they wrote in English and thus had access to a large readership. Irish literature isn’t really Irish literature — it’s english literature written by people from Ireland.

>> No.17777158

>>17777777

>> No.17777193

>>17777095
I was taking to a French girl last week who was reading the Rennes Dindshenchas a copy of the Irish Metrical Dindshenchas in France.
How do you know what people read ?
Who happen to be smarter than you ?

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>>17777153
Cringe.

>> No.17777228

>>17777134
>I would become a Nobel winning author but I am to busy being a neet
Ok.

>> No.17777272

>>17776577
It's just their wet dreams about further Russia's balkanization.

>> No.17777288

This map would be correct if you included USA, Latin America, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, Iran, North Africa, Finland, and India.

>> No.17777341

>>17776393
Yes, 'tis.

>> No.17777352

>>17776393
Because you are a pleb
Great literature can be found in every corner of the world except for Canada

>> No.17777395

>>17777352
>except for Canada
The worlds asshole.

>> No.17777693

>>17776393
Why is /lit/ like this? Most of good stuff from other countries was never translated into English, therefore they never got the recognition.

>> No.17777708

>>17777693
Why are you like this? It gets its recognition, just not on an English speaking board.

>> No.17777852

>>17777708
OP is saying that good literature only came Europe, all I'm saying is OP may not heard about the good stuff from other countries because they were never translated into English, therefore couldn't get popular outside their own countries.

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>>17776671
Kyrghyzstan produced the Manas, better than anything Finland, Cherokee, Bingabunga and Korea has produced. They have produced some great stuff, but nothing of the caliber of The Manas.

>> No.17778588

>>17776393
Chinese poetry = Western Poetry, just as rich tradition.

>> No.17778598

>>17776671
Just say you didn't want to highlight Russia because it's 1/8th of the earth's land and your map wouldn't seem tiny anymore. It's okay

>> No.17778608

>>17776485
We have a nice alphabet but no worthy literature to feel privileged that it's only us who can read it in the original language. Only notable exception would be Kazantzakis

>> No.17778621

>>17776554
Alaska has great literature?

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>>17776404
>>17776639
>>17777288
>>17777047
>>17776894
>Japan

>> No.17778674

>>17778608
What do you think about Kavafis and Yannis Ritsos greekanon?
I always wanted to get into Ancient Greek seriously so I figured I should start with modern, then Koiné and later Attic.

>> No.17778683

>>17777032
finland is one of the smallest countries in the world?

that's says a lot about the average /lit/-tard's educayshen

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>> No.17778697

>>17777193
>girl
>French
>smart
Lmao

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>>17778694

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In my humble opinion, these three nations are the best when it comes to literary fiction.

>> No.17778727

>>17778710
Two anglo countries and Russia. A... a... are you perhaps a pseud anon?

>> No.17778740

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