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I can only buy three of these books. Which ones would you recommend?
>The Kalevala by Elias Lonnrot
>Hymns to the Night by Novalis
>A Hero of Our Time by Lermontov
>Dangerous Liaisons by Laclos
>Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: The Strife of Love in a Dream by Colonna
>A Sportman's Notebook by Turgenev
>Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and Peter and Wendy by Barrie
>Axël by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
>The Major Works by Sir Thomas Browne
>The Complete Novels by Flann O'Brien
>Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
>Hunger by Knut Hamsun
>The Saga of the Volsungs
>Edda by Snorri Sturluson

>> No.19627124

fellas?

>> No.19627134

>>19626881
Where are you from? I'd like to buy you one also. Merry Christmas

>> No.19627139

>>19626881
The Kalevala if you want old, Flan O'Brien if you want new.

>> No.19627142
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>>19626881
Kalevala
Turgenev
Hamsun

>> No.19627149

>>19627139
Err, you can get three, I am a little drunk.
Kalevala
O'Brien
Hamsun (Although I would go with Growth of the Soil over Hunger but Hunger does provide better contrast to the others.

>> No.19627155

>>19627134
Don't worry for me, brother, spend it on your family. Merry Christmas :)

>> No.19627160

>>19627149
Is Growth better than Hunger?

>> No.19627172

>>19627160
Hunger is one of those tortured artist novels that is great when you are around 20 and one of the best of the ilk. Growth of the Soil is a wonderfully subtle commentary on society and pride that is sadly read as a pastoral idle by many. They are both good, which is better depends on where you are in life, most people seem to grow out of Hunger but it is very important to those that read it at the right time in their life. Growth of the Soil is a work which grows with you, each reading bringing new insights to life. I would be hard pressed to say which is better, they both fill their role wonderfully.

>> No.19627220

>>19626881
But an e-ink reader (not lcd screen shit) and download all of them.

>> No.19627608

>>19627220
this. From one poorfag to another, it's the best purchase I've made.

>> No.19627620

>>19627220
>>19627608
when I was a poorfag I borrowed books from the library and friends and occasionally bought cheap used books so I could save my money and stop being a poorfag.

>> No.19627622

Novalis (most important writer listed)
Lermontov
Flann

>> No.19627660

get Hamsun and Lermontov, you can find both for a pittance second hand btw.

>> No.19627683

do you have a paypal

>> No.19627691

>>19626881
King James Bible
Moody Bible Commentary
Strong's Concordance

>> No.19627700

>>19626881
Get the Magnusson and Palsson translation of Njal's Saga. Thank me later.

>> No.19627752

Why not just pirate them all?

>> No.19627947

>>19626881
>>The Kalevala by Elias Lonnrot
>>Hymns to the Night by Novalis
>>A Hero of Our Time by Lermontov

>> No.19628060

>>19626881
post amazon wishlist

>> No.19628077

>>19628060
Make sure it's anonymous.

>> No.19628102

>>19626881
Novalis, Lermontov, and Browne. Not even hard to decide at all

>> No.19629724

>>19626881
Libgen?

>> No.19630909

>>19626881
>buying books that are on gutenberg

>> No.19630919

>>19630909
>reading from a digital screen

>> No.19630932

>>19626881
I would recommed you download audiobooks for free and only buy hardcovers of those that you want to read again.

>> No.19631829

>>19626881
Tell us which three you end up buying please :)
Personally I would buy A Hero of Our Time, The Complete Novels of Flan O'Brien and Peter Pan. (I loved Flan O'Brien's first novel and I just want to read the other two the most)

>> No.19631981

>>19631829
What can I expect from O'Brien's work? What is it like?