I have just finished reading “White noise” By DonDeLillo, I really love novels that have an introspective vein, that explore the human nature and the human condition, usually I read philosophy.
I want to ask you redditors if you have any recommendations on novels that explore existential themes like White Noise.
(I have already read all works by Camus and Sartre and Kafka).
by succo_di_papaya
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I enjoy European authors such as Robert Walser and Thomas Bernhard, enjoying every book of theirs I’ve read. I think they are both good fits. WG Sebald, Alexander Kluge, and Danilo Kis could be included as well.
And to perhaps get away from Europe, my favorite Japanese writer Kobo Abe is fascinating. Like a stop off between Kafka and Murakami. Every book has given me something that has stayed with me.
And Bilge Karasu’s _The Garden of Departed Cats_
*Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions* –Sabine Hossenfelder
Notes from the Underground and The Brothers Karamazov
Those two books will take your already existing views on morality, human nature, rationalism and the human condition and fire a point-blank shotgun against them.
Nietzche literally ended up in a mental hospital for the rest of his days after internalizing what Crime and Punishment was really about. Be warned and read at your own risk.
‘The Second Sex’ by Simone de Beauvoir is a groundbreaking work I recommend for its in-depth analysis of women’s oppression and the construction of gender. Beauvoir’s existential feminism is a powerful call for the liberation of women, making it a seminal work in both philosophy and gender studies.