>expect genreslop>it's actually the most profound meditations on politics, history, being, and identity that I've ever readWhat the fuck Poland why did you keep this from us for 20 years
>>25022167No pole has ever created anything worth reading.
>>25022182>blocks your path
>>25022182False. Wacław Sierpiński was a highly prolific mathematician who published several hundred mathematical articles and several dozen mathematical books.
>>25022182gombrowicz schulz kieslowski wajda zulawksi
>>25022482missed 'reading' but in your case consider the subtitles
>>25022182>never heard about Czochralski>never heard about Lem, Zajdel or Zulawski>never heard about Kopernikconfidently ignorant, real intellectual e/lit/e
Why is Science Fiction so much more “literary” than Fantasy?
>>25023131Because it deals with things more meaningful than "let's kill orcs"
>>25023131science fiction almost by definition forces confrontation with a range of metaphysical, epistemological and ethical issues, mirroring man's confrontation with elements of science and technology in real life. fantasy, on the other hand, tends towards an escapist regression into a well-trodden past, or novel worlds imitating it to varying degrees, with a stronger emphasis on characterization and drama. this makes each genre more attractive to different kinds of writers and readers, though obviously there's a lot of gray area, crossover, and an unthinkable amount of unreadable slop on both sides. tl;dr what >>25024161 said
>>25023131Because all literary fantasy is renamed as magical realism.
>>25024209Checks out. If I were a literary fantasy writer I wouldn't want to be associated with the mainstream fantasy genre either.
>>25023131many sci fi writers also read science/philosophy so they're decently educated on the debates and ethical topics their fiction is trying to provide a narrative or speculative allegory for.fantasy writers are "nerdier" in the colloquial sense. they study history and linguistics with rose-tinted interpretations, or they're dorky virgins looking for the manifestation of an ethnic-politico utopia where swords and magic are more relevant than realpolitk to achieve their dreams of pseudo-paganistic agrarianism, which they cowardly designate "fascism"
>>25022188His historical trilogy is better
>>25022222Fucking checked
I hope some autist expands the Wiki summary soon, especially the science shit
I might be retarded because I don't understand whether the Ice actually changes their personalities or if it's just a metaphor
>Polish Gravity's Rainbow >instead of rockets it's just iceThis sounds like a racist joke, the only way it could be funnier is if it was potatoes
>>25022167When I was studying at an university in 2009, everyone had it in their rooms and nobody actually read it.
