Seems like a straightforward ask? My five favorite writers, in order, are:
1. Gene Wolfe
2. JRR Tolkien
3. Nagarjuna
4. Jorge Luis Borges
5. Clarice Lispector
You might dig The Iron Tower Trilogy by Dennis L McKiernan. I love the characters. Some say it is a it is LOTR knockoff by I think it holds up on it’s own merit. The books are short too.
makinghomemadejam on
Four of these are fiction writers, and the other is the founder of the Madhyamaka school of Buddhism – one of the most important philosophers in the whole Mahayana Buddhist tradition.
The appeal of the other authors is obvious, from a story-telling perspective. So, I’m curious as to why you included Nagarjuna. What about his writings do you find rewarding or fulfilling?
EDIT: Where are my manners? Here’s some recommendations for you:
1. Ursula K. Le Guin
2. Michael Moorcock
3. Chandrakirti
4. Italo Calvino
5. Marguerite Duras
HoodsFrostyFuckstick on
Malazan by Steven Erikson, The Second Apocalypse by R. Scott Bakker, Dune by Frank Herbert, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
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You might dig The Iron Tower Trilogy by Dennis L McKiernan. I love the characters. Some say it is a it is LOTR knockoff by I think it holds up on it’s own merit. The books are short too.
Four of these are fiction writers, and the other is the founder of the Madhyamaka school of Buddhism – one of the most important philosophers in the whole Mahayana Buddhist tradition.
The appeal of the other authors is obvious, from a story-telling perspective. So, I’m curious as to why you included Nagarjuna. What about his writings do you find rewarding or fulfilling?
EDIT: Where are my manners? Here’s some recommendations for you:
1. Ursula K. Le Guin
2. Michael Moorcock
3. Chandrakirti
4. Italo Calvino
5. Marguerite Duras
Malazan by Steven Erikson, The Second Apocalypse by R. Scott Bakker, Dune by Frank Herbert, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy