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who else obsessed with this shit

>> No.14941557
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>>14941044
Me. Just recently read Rings and the Emigrants. Changed how I thought about writing and memory.

>> No.14941561

>>14941044
is it his best?

how is vertigo?

>> No.14941568

>>14941044
Just read The Rings of Saturn, and honestly I wasn’t expecting much but it was phenomenal. It succeeded in really feeling like a reflection of things that happened, and the historical anecdotes were fascinating.

>> No.14941573

>>14941044
Austerlitz is great contemp lit

>> No.14941578

more like W.G. Semen

>> No.14941603
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>>14941561
Rings of Saturn is arguably his best. The Emigrants is a more approachable work but introduces the sort of meandering style that hits an extreme in Rings of Saturn. Vertigo is not quite as impactful of a read for me personally but it really hits the spot after reading Rings of Saturn and wanting more of that kind of half travelogue, half encyclopedia-type thing.

>> No.14941879

>>14941044
I honestly cannot remember a thing about Austerllitz, but I enjoyed the essayistic writing style. Might give this one a shot, cheers OP

>> No.14941911

>>14941044
It moved me in a way that few other books have.

>> No.14942827

>>14941044
Died too early, but it probably came as a relief to him. Contemporary writers just don't have the same level of artistic sensibility, and it's a shame that he had to share the same Germany post-war literary spotlight with bores like Heinrich Boll, at least Austria had Bernhard

Also The Emigrants is the GOAT

>> No.14943583

Me. Utterly incredible writer. Finished reading Campo Santo last weekend, worth it just for his musings on Corsica. Moved to East Anglia last year and this book was truly a gift. Recent Resonance FM shows on Austerlitz are worth a listen too, if anyone is interested.

>> No.14943595

>>14941603
what's wrong with that hand? looks like his right hand

>> No.14943701

>>14941603
can I get a quick rundown on what is so intriguing about sebald? (please)