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Le Ventre de Paris (Les Rougon-Macquart, #3)

by Émile Zola

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"Just Zola can make a romantic scene in which hands interlace in minced meat and make it actually romantic" — Apr 19, 2026 03:48AM

Apr 18, 2026 01:51AM

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Gravity's Rainbow

by Thomas Pynchon

bookshelves: currently-reading, 20th-century, english-world, modernism, narrative

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"First part finished, I think I’ll open a parenthesis and I’ll read something more traditional. Postmodern prose is cool but it makes you tired after a while." — Apr 18, 2026 01:51AM

Apr 12, 2026 09:23AM

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L'anello di Clarisse. Grande stile e nichilismo nella letteratura moderna

by Claudio Magris

bookshelves: currently-reading, 20th-century, italianità, literally-essay

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"“L’essenza della civiltà è nichilismo, distruttivo e autodistruttivo”" — Apr 16, 2026 05:26AM

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