diverse classics i am reading/want to read

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Just wanted to put it out there that I know a lot of people have been asking where I shop for my clothes, but I actually quit shopping fast fashion last year. I haven't actually bought clothes in general for a year, but once I do, they will be thrifted. I think it's a great way to give clothes a new home and helpful for the environment :) Also, here's a haiku for you: the morning star, the cherry-blossom distinguished among the trailing clouds - kikaku Thank you so much watching and I hope you are all having a wonderful day :)

[@juliaisagoodwitch]

That’s awesome that you quit fast fashion, that is something that I have started to do as well.

[@amiyeyo]

yes!!! and there are many gems to be found in thrift stores

[@TheArtisanGeek]

@@juliaisagoodwitch Yay!! That's so great!! :D

[@TheArtisanGeek]

@@amiyeyo Yup so true! When I was in London back in February I went to this second-hand market where I bought my Queen LP and there were so many stunning piece of clothes!🥺 Can't remember where in London it was exactly lol, but will have to try and find it, once the pandemic is over :)

[@annaeliseteresa6135]

Your outfit is SO cute! Love the strawberries

[@shreyabooked9309]

If you ever start a podcast, I'd love to listen to it. You're so articulate and I love your soothing voice. :)

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Why thank you!! I'm so flattered!!🥺✨

[@paperbackpuns3704]

Oh my gosh I would so listen!!

[@adriannamartin5992]

Same!!!

[@ananyapandey4876]

Same

[@samanthagowing4755]

+1 would def listen

[@anaclaraana3232]

THIS LOOK IS EVERYTHING

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Thank you!!!🥺❤️✨

[@samanthagowing4755]

Would love a vid reviewing Brazilian literature you've read!

[@esthereoslivros5131]

Read Lima Barreto " the sad end of Policarpo Quaresma and short stories of Murilo Rubião. I'm always recommending brazilian literature 😂

[@lazymaezy351]

since you mentioned a filipino novel, i'm obligated to tell you of our most popular[?] classic 'noli me tangere' [eng: touch me not] which was written by the national hero jose rizal. it takes place during spain's colonization of the philippines and serves as a critique of the time! theres also the follow up novel 'el filibusterismo', which continues in its critique of spains abuses in the philippines.

[@Sky5Angel]

As an Arabic speaker you can imagine how it is to hear you mention an Arabic writer. ❤

[@Sanjay-lw6sy]

The list of bookks mentioned in the video 1.)The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic by Nick Joaquin 2.) Near To The Wild Heart By Clarice Lispector 3.)Japanese Tales Of Mystery And Imagination by Edogawa Ranpo 4.)Olivia by Dorothy Strachey 5.)Who Would Have Thought It? by María Ruiz de Burton 6.) The cheapest nights, and other stories by Yusuf Idris 7.)Captain of the sands by Jorge Amago 8.)A Woman by Sibilla Aleramo

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Thank you! :) I always but a list in the description as well -- they're below the #BlackLivesMatter links ;)

[@SpanishforKidsCB]

Amado

[@mariafernandapereiraaraujo6304]

7- it's jorge amado

[@AnnaClara-od3qk]

aaaaa i was so excited when you pulled out the book by clarice lispector! she grew up in my city (recife), i was really surprised to see her here! as a black woman who likes watching booktubers, i was very excited to find your channel! and as a brazilian, it made me so happy to see brazilian literature being featured on your videos! i was also really excited to see captains of sand and dona flor and her two husbands; even though i might have a lil beef with jorge amado, i find his writing to be very enchanting. i'm not sure if you intend to keep reading brazilian books, but if so, i would really recommend memórias póstumas de brás cubas (i believe it was translated as "epitaph of a small winner") by machado de assis. he's one of the biggest writers in brazilian history & possibly one of the biggest names of latinoamerican literature, and he was a black man! i love all his works and would highly recommend any of them, but i believe brás cubas would probably be the easiest to find in english. and i don't know if any of her work has been translated (i think "poncia vicencio" might have been) but also: conceição evaristo! she's my favorite author of all time. but regardless, thank you for the video!

[@mariafernandapereiraaraujo6304]

I'm brazillian and that Clarisse book is incredible so as the others she wrote. If u wanna read more brazillian books try Machado de Assis books and the modernist writters

[@alessandralopes7799]

and Lima Barreto too

[@arqvasd]

E, talvez um Guimarães Rosa, talvez

[@KFoxtheGreat]

Yes! Down with fast fashion. You look adorable :)

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Yes totally!! And thank you very much! :D

[@samuelbortoluzzi4249]

hey i'm brazilian and i love the fact that you're reading clarice lispector and jorge amado!! i cried my eyes out with captains of the sand honestly it's too good and too real. i love your look as well!

[@j.r.765]

I am here from the "Black Classics I KNOW you have never heard of" video. The descriptions of the books in that video were really intriguing and I've wanted to diversify my reading since watching that video. I hope schools have a more diverse range since I have only read Morrison's Beloved for schoolwork. I'm eager to broaden my horizons.

[@halfpintrr]

Check out NK Jemisin if you like sci-fi

[@kcx333]

you have some of the best taste in literature on booktube! this push in diversity is what i've been dying for! go on queen!

[@panikiczcock2891]

Very cool tbr! For Italian LGBT+ classic, I can can recommend "The Gold Rimmed Glasses" by Giorgio Bassani (there's also a pretty good adaptation from the 80's).

[@liamfrederic5203]

I was looking for the book and just found out it‘s called the gold rimmed spectacles (but the adaptation is called the gold rimmed glasses), just for anyone who might have been confused like me :)

[@panikiczcock2891]

@@liamfrederic5203 thanks for clarification, I've both read the book and watched the movie. that's why I probably confused the titles!

[@liamfrederic5203]

sure thing, thanks for the recommendation! :)

[@guppy8073]

As a Filipino-American I really wasn’t expecting a Filipino classic first up!!! I haven’t heard of this book/author before so I’ll certainly look into it soon.

[@clarkamayna4443]

You should (though, i haven't read it yet)! :)) He is a Natl. Artist for Literature here in PH!

[@eugenelorenzo8675]

You should also read Carlos Bulosan's 'America is in the Heart'! It's a good semi-autobiography on Bulosan's experiences as a peasant in the countryside in American-occupied Philippines, and as a Filipino immigrant in America during the Great Depression.

[@haruhisuzumiya9747]

That pink shirt makes you look extra cute.

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Why thank you very much!! 🤗✨

[@valeriaargomedoperez6574]

i recommend Isabel Allende's "La casa de los espíritus" (House of the Spirits). It's a good Chilean classic i believe.

[@MyeshaB]

I like that you explained the importance of looking into the historical milieu of classic novels especially from countries that may be unfamiliar .

[@tharsilauchoa6221]

"Captains of the sand" is my favorite book ever!!! Jorge Amado is amazing. Clarice Lispector is also incredible, I love her short stories. You should definitely read Machado de Assis.

[@AmritabytheBook]

May I suggest All About H. Haterr by GV Desani? It's largely forgotten today but there's nothing quite like it in Anglo-Indian literature and when it came out in the 1940s, it was a sensation and pretty much everyone fell in love with it. My memories of it are laughing and then re-reading passages because the prose was so astonishing.

[@Blop-blop-blue]

I really like the fact that you read literature from other countries. The Brazilian classics sounds so interesting that maybe I’ll give them a try and I definitely going to subscribe to your channel. I’m from Mexico and the book that I highly recommend you is Balun Canan by Rosario Castellanos. Is one of my favorites and I think it will interest you

[@aalmostalways]

Thank you for taking the time to read some Filipino literature. I can’t wait for the video on Joaquin when you’re done with the book! I highly recommend you check out Bienvenido Santos. His short story “The Day The Dancers Came” is one of my favorites. Also Paz Marquez-Benitez! Almost every student here in the Philippines was required to read her short story “Dead Stars” at some point in their academic life. Congrats on leaving fast-fashion behind, as well! Looking forward to thrifting videos when you’re able to make them.

[@dizzisphere]

You are the cutest freaking thing in the world and I have a massive bookish crush on you. ♡

[@doowopshopgal]

Yes I have a crush on you too since I found you a few weeks ago. What an amazing young woman

[@mymessynotebook2207]

Who wouldn’t have a crush on her? She gives me the really smart girl in the back of the class vibes that everyone admires and secretly likes because she’s so beautiful inside and out.

[@booksbyleynes]

Omg I‘m a psychic ... i literally clicked on your channel the second you uploaded. Love your content btw. Can’t wait to watch this video. :D

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Hahah amazing!! Thank you so much!! xx

[@frabottina]

I'd like to recommend one of my favourite Italian classics, that being "One, no one and one hundred thousand" by Luigi Pirandello ("Uno, Nessuno e Centomila" in Italian). It focuses mainly on identity, as many of Pirandello's works do, and in my opinion, is brilliant. Either way, I'd also like to say that I really enjoy your videos, they're really original, keep it up💗

[@marianalimeiramecenas7025]

it is so refreshing seeing someone from other country (continent even) take such a interest in brazilians classics, hope you enjoy them they are great! cant wait to see your review

[@sab8019]

I love Nick Joaquin! You can also try his "Culture and History" book if you're a bit interested in Philippine History, since you mentioned that you didn't know much! Its a pretty poetic history book, but the book has a good argument about how Filipinos should view themselves. I studied history in my undergrad, and the problem I've always encountered in class was the whole "making sense of our Filipino Identity" thing and the whole accepting our colonial past thing haha

[@alicemusatti417]

As an Italian, my heart was so happy when I saw "A Woman", also because Sibilla Aleramo isn't very well known even in her own country (at least I haven't heard many people talk about her). If you are interested in other classic Italian female authors I most definetly suggest Elsa Morante!

[@fakingjazztogether2321]

Hey ! Could you recommande italian classics that you find super good ? Like the ones you read in high school in Italy ?

[@alicemusatti417]

@@fakingjazztogether2321 Sure! These are some of my favourite modern classics (20th century): "Fontamara" by Ignazio Silone, "Il sergente nella neve" by Mario Rigoni Stern, "Se questo è un uomo" by Primo Levi, "La storia" by Elsa Morante, "Gli occhiali d'oro" by Giorgio Bassani, "Lessico familiare" by Natalia Ginzburg, "Una questione privata" by Beppe Fenoglio (I'm sorry but I don't know how these titles are translated in English). I hope you enjoy them!

[@fakingjazztogether2321]

@@alicemusatti417 Thank you so much !!

[@maryap8821]

1) that shirt is lovely! 2) thank you so much for these recommendations! Olivia sounds great 3) i can't wait to see your new shelves, they look amazing 4) perhaps you'll be interested in reading some portuguese literature? i recommend José Saramago, a nobel prize winner for lit in 1998

[@TheArtisanGeek]

1) Thank you very much!! 2) Yeah and it's just below a 100 pages -- feels like the perfect book to read in one sitting ;) 3) Thank you, I am excited to show them! I'm actually going through them right now, trying to take out and donate some books 4) I would be actually! Which of his works would you recommend? :)

[@maryap8821]

@@TheArtisanGeek 'Blindness' is particularly timely (one man gets blind and everyone else starts getting blind as well and the way people start to turn on each other because of their situation truly makes you ponder on humanity and solidarity); it also has a sort of sequel, 'Seeing'. If you're not in the mood to read that due to our current situation, 'Death at Intervals' or 'The Double' are also really good! His writing style is definitely odd as he writes as if he's orally telling the story to you, but he's a terrific writer, very sarcastic and all his books convey some sort of message. :)

[@sweetpeabee4983]

@@maryap8821 omg I am so dumb. A couple years back, I read what I _thought_ was a used copy of "Blindness" about what would happen if death just stopped one day. All the way through, I was thinking, 'wow, gee, this is great, but it sure is weird that he titled it Blindness when no one is going blind...maybe it's a metaphor for something I'm too dumb to get.' Only now (thanks to your comment lol) am I realizing that that book was actually "Death Interrupted" with a different cover. Guess I should actually go read the real "Blindness" now....

[@headintheclouds2487]

Hey!! Please read “Relato de um certo oriente”- Milton hatoum , “ Clara dos anjos”- Lima Barreto and “ O uraguai” - Basílio da gama they are my favorite Brazilian books that I have read plus captains of sand!

[@jelina5892]

Hi Filipino-Chinese here so in regards to Nick Joaquin writing in English, America really wanted to drive home the idea that they were there to enlighten the Philippines via manifest destiny as such they pushed for Education reform with English as the basic language. To this day there's still a strong tradition of writing in English one rooted in the start of the 20th century. English is seen as acceptable and universal and many of our writers and national artists choose to write in it

[@outi3852]

So many interesting sounding books 😊If you ever want to try Finnish classics, I would recommend The Wolf's Bride by Aino Kallas, People in the Summer Night by F. E. Sillanpää & Mika Waltari. Also yay to quitting fast fashion, I love thrifting even though sometimes it's hard to find what you're looking for, but you also come across such interesting pieces it's worth it (especially when you consider the ethics of consumerism).

[@aditisachdeva1652]

The Guide and Malgudi Days are two beloved Indian classics. I hope you like them when you get to them.

[@esthereoslivros5131]

"Next to the wild heart " is one of my favorite books by Clarice Lispector. It stayed in my mind for sooo long 😍. I'm so happy to see someone who has read it generally people don't know brazilian literature. I would recommend you also Lima Barreto he was a black brazilian author I don't know if I'm translating right but it's kinda " the sad end of Policarpo Quaresma". I also wanna recommend the short stories of Murilo Rubião. I loved your video ❤

[@chimchimchurros3957]

You're so wholesome I love you so much as soon as I clicked on the video I thought your clothes looked so nice and the fact that you decided to show them to us just makes me want to protect you at all costs

[@santossouzalais]

I'm brazilian and one of my favorite books of the whole world is The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis, you should really read it.

[@kittykatb007]

I am loving the pre video fashion shows

[@chiyokotakeda309]

I'm so happy that you decided to pick up Sibilla Aleramo! If you want to dig deeper into italian literature I would highly recommend: - Cesare Pavese's "The moon and the bonfires" and "The house on the hill". He mainly talks about the italian resistance at the end of WW2 exploring themes such as survival, cowardice and the difficulty of standing up for what is right, but his language is so poetic it makes you want to cry (this is a simplification of course, but I cannot express in English the complexity of the themes he deals with) - literally anything by Italo Calvino - The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, this book is one of my favourites because it talks about history, traditions and how change is inevitable and necessary. The protagonists are part of an aristocratic family whose fortune is declining, they live in Sicily during the Risorgimento, the period during which Italy was unified. Tomasi di Lampedusa also uses a very subtle irony that will definitely make you laugh if you pick up on it. And if you want some female authors: - Elsa Morante's "History" is about the lives of the people of Rome during and after WW2. The other book by her I'm sure they translated is "Arturo's Island" which is a bildungsroman. (she's my grandmother's favourite author and I looove discussing Morante's books with her) - Lalla Romano (I can't find if they actually translated anything by her but I hope they did) - Grazia Deledda, I personally don't like her books though I recognize their value and her talent. I'm recommending her because she won the Nobel prize, but nobody knows about her. Thank you for this video, I recently found your channel and I love your content❤

[@neilsonsarify]

I love your fashion intros! And thanks for another great video. I really appreciate your work in researching and sharing diverse classics

[@sofiahidalgo4110]

Seji I’m honestly so happy that you keep mentioning brazilian literature especially because it’s not talked about at all on booktube! I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts on these books:) Here’s another brazilian classic recommendation: Barren Lives by Graciliano Ramos

[@Ph4ntomR3q]

This is so great, thank you!! Near to the Wild Heart sounds amazing, wow. I love stream-of-consciousness, so hopefully I'll like that one! Speaking of manga adaptations of Ranpo's work, though, Maruo Suehiro adapted The Strange Tale of Panorama Island some years ago. I've not read the original story yet - and I don't even know if it's in that collection! - but the manga's one of my favourites. Anyway, just thought I'd add that :)

[@TheArtisanGeek]

My pleasure, thanks so much for watching!! And also for pointing that out! :) I just checked the collection and it's not in there, but I sure will be reading more of his work in the future -- will have to check out that manga :D

[@dgs788]

Patron Saint of Nothing is an own voices about a filipino main character. You might enjoy it although it is contemporary

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Thank you very much! I'll look into that :) I have had my eye on Insurrecto by Gina Apostol -- have you by chance read that one?

[@dgs788]

@@TheArtisanGeek I have not. What is it about? I am very interested in all the Brazilian classics you mentioned. Ah, I'd love to visit Brazil and learn about it the direct way.

[@josie8997]

Would you concider doing a video about how/where you research the novels you are reading? I've been getting more and more into reading classics and i want to try reading diversely regardless and still understand it well. Your experience would be really helpful ☺️

[@luisai.9892]

not to be repetitive but i LOVE your videos so much! you are so creative, smart, kind, funny, and witty, and all of these characteristics reflect on your videos. we can see distinctly that you put effort into what you do, that's beautiful. thank you for updating such a great content, seji. i'm a big fan ♥

[@dariacawthorn155]

OMG the ootd section !! SO CUTEE I’d definitely recommend One Hundred Years of Solitude, I found it so unique and enrapturing

[@elenathegreat]

I always love learning about the context in which classics were published or received acclaim! I love how you always contextualize what you read!

[@MilenaReads]

The Italian book sounds really interesting! I am still looking for Dutch feminist classics, but I feel like they are very hard to find.

[@KristiVAnderson]

I read a good translation of a Japanese novel a little while back, it's called "Woman on the Other Shore: A Novel" by Mitsuyo Kakuta. It's about the everyday lives and struggles of Japanese women. It won some awards and I enjoyed it, so maybe you will too. :)

[@PSYCHOreader624]

I love your fashion!! I often have an hard time shopping for thrifted clothes because I am fat and much of what is in the thrift shops by my house are not flattering. So while I do buy fast fashion, if I don't live it anymore I make sure to give it to a thrift shop (if I haven't worn it into the ground) so that another may love it.

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Thank you!! And that's great that you're bringing your clothes to thrift shops! :) But yeah, thrifting isn't always the most accesible thing for everyone -- I think it's a great thing to do if the option is there :)

[@PSYCHOreader624]

@@TheArtisanGeek Welcome! Hopefully as people become more aware of fast fashion and the harm it does, thrifting will get a bigger market. I think you can get some really amazing outfits/pieces through thrifting.

[@KetlinCarramanhos]

Soooo happy that you will read Brazilian literature (Brazilian here 😊). And wow, Clarice Lispector and Jorge Amado are really respected names here 👏🏻👏🏻. My favorite classic author (from Brazil) is Machado de Assis, he is reeeeeeally good. I'd recommend his novel Epitaph of a Small Winner. In the book the main character dies and after death decides to write a book as a memoir and reflects on his life. There is a video on the channel Better Than Food about this novel. Machado's writing has a lot of irony and is very smart, he also includes subtle criticism to the society of that time (he lived from 1839 to 1908).

[@fernandamendes6480]

Captains of the sand is one of the bests books I´ve ever read. This book will break your heart in so many ways. I recommend to you another Jorge Amado´s book, Sea of Death. And last, Brazil: a biography by Lilia Schwarcz and Heloisa Starling. Its not a literature book but explains a brief history of Brazil, with documents and historiographic analyses.

[@annalisaely4298]

I am loving the "What I'm Wearing" sections; you have awesome style! I am very excited to get into some diverse classics based on your recommendations!

[@katia9192]

that shirt is absolutely iconic

[@tifftargaryen490]

You're so calming. I also love that you bring non popular books to the table

[@notheusmusic]

Hello! I've just found your channel, I'm from Brazil and it's so great seeing people from other countries reading our literature. Clarice is one of my favorite authors, I also recommend The Hour of The Star and Passion According GH (I think that's the name in English hahaha)... One of the most important Brazilian authors is Machado de Assis, I recommend you Epitaph of a Small Winner (in portuguese is called Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas). I loved your videos! Keep up with this wonderful channel.

[@antoniaschatz8183]

Definitely going to include some of these in my next book haul 😊

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Splendid!!! :D

[@emilym.1854]

No One Will See Me Cry by by Cristina Rivera-Garza is a great, visceral read. It's partially a love story, partially a study into how we look at those who are mentally ill, partially a historical deep dive into Mexican history... it's many things.

[@jo-mz8dd]

Love your recommendations. Please do a bookshelf tour.

[@alastorholmes5208]

I have a book recommendation. It’s called Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl. In said book Frankl describes some of his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp to also explain his theory of logotherapy(or how to find meaning in one’s life). I found it quite fascinating even though i read the revised and translated version(as i dont speak german) 😝

[@snoopchan]

i really like how you tell us a bit of the books' contexts/backgrounds than just simply telling us or reading the summary.

[@anabeatrizvalle1929]

think you would enjoy Vidas Secas by Graciliano Ramos (I'm sorry, I don't know if there is a translation yet) it is another Brazilian classic but it talks about a different Brazil from the ones you mentioned. It talks about our northeast, in the countryside, a very dry part of our country. It is known as a dry book out dry lives and it has a lovely dog. Really think you're gonna like it. Love your channel I wish I had time to watch all your preview videos 💕💕

[@DavyYap]

You're on a roll! Please keep the OOTD going. It's such fun. I can't wait to get to some of your recommendations as well.

[@luisiscaetano]

It's so nice to see people reading Brazilian Classics, I'm from Brazil and I read Captains of the Sand and it's one of my favorites. I hope you like it.

[@halfpintrr]

Your review of The Water Dancer got me to finally read it, so more recommendations, yay!

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Ah yay!! So happy to hear that!! :D

[@sofiamaran8566]

omg i can't believe you mentioned Sibilla Aleramo!! "A Woman" is one of my fave books ever!!

[@maryjohnson6296]

I'll look into all of the books mentioned but so far I'm really excited to read The Double Death of Quincas Water Bray. Kudos on your move away from fast fashion. It's a topic that I have been educating myself on this year. Usually I only go to thrift stores that have a book section but seeing all the cute clothes my sister has been able to find I'm excited to go with her when things are a little more normal.

[@classicketchup8820]

Some books I would recommend are Untouchable by Milk Raj Anand and The Storyteller by Mario Vargas Llosa, they are the books that made me realise how much I need to diversify what I am reading

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Thank you! I have had Untouchable on my radar for a while, but haven't heard of the latter -- will have to check that one out -- thank you very much! :)

[@jadedacademic]

@@TheArtisanGeek Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand is definitely a classic. However, it is not an own voices story. I have studied Dalit literature for my college and I came to know that most of the Dalit writers have come out about how books about Dalits written by the uppercaste is considered more valuable than their own. I am myself a Dalit and I dont blame them. So I suggest also reading Joothan by Om Prakash Valmiki for an own voices perspective.

[@elisabraga1251]

Hello! I'm brazilian and I absolutely love Jorge Amado's work, I'm very excited to see what you think of Capitães de Areia!! I would also strongly recommend "Sea of Death" by him, it's my favorite of his works (though less famous than the one you mentioned). Your video was wonderful and I'm definitely adding these international classics to my TBR!

[@juliastallone4631]

its so nice to see you reading brazilian lit! makes my brazilian heart so warm haha :) if you enjoy clarice's work, you should read "The Hour of the Star", it's my favorite book by her. i think you will really enjoy it!

[@sashahawkins]

Nick Joaquin is a huge literary figure here and understanding some of our historical context (grappling with colonialism, Spanish and American influences mixed with pre-colonial traditions, how he plays around with the English language through Filipinisms, etc) can definitely help you appreciate his work better! May Day Eve and Summer Solstice are some of my favorites short stories of his and the play is also really lovely. The other books you mentioned sound super interesting! Edogawa Rampo in particular caught me eye (love the Edgar Allan Poe bit too lol) as well as Olivia.

[@janbonne]

[@RaissaMelof]

So happy to see you reading and enjoying Brazilian authors! ❤️

[@BrokenDarkFire]

Wow, that’s really cool that you do all this research into the historical context of these classics. You could probably develop a really cool literature lesson plan just using the research you’ve done on these diverse classics.

[@akiko3337]

Thank you for the recommendations! I am intrigued by Near to the wild heart since I really like novels written in the stream of consciousness style. Edogawa Ranpo is one of my favourite Japanese authors, and the human chair is definitely a classic of his! My favourite short story is called the red chamber, it is so thrilling! I would recommend Pelagie: The Return to Acadie by Antonine Maillet, who is an Acadian Canadian author. There are very few Acadian authors still writing in French, and it is a beautiful tale about their voyage home after being deported by the English. Also, I love your hairstyle in the video!

[@haileypint2891]

You seem like such a chill soul. Thanks for sharing your energy with the internet, I love watching these!

[@adriannecardoso122]

It's so amazing when I see people reading and excited to read brazilian literature, I'm just so happy I found your channel

[@josecarloscamillo4890]

A detail you may enjoy, Machado de Assis, the Brazilian writer I recommended in the commentary below was a black man who wrote in a time slavery was still legal. Even though, he was considered the best Brazilian writer in his time and, now, he is considered the best Brazilian writer ever. A interesting fact: they manipulated his photo in order to look more white. Now, the Brazilians publishing houses are printing him as he was: a black man.

[@RaetheSaint]

I don’t think I’ve ever thought about the classics from other countries, I’ve mainly just read American classics in school and I don’t read many classics in my free time. I love this concept of diversifying classics and I’d be interested in reading some from the Caribbean

[@bibliocharylodis]

Some recommendations from Austria - not a huge diversity step, but I remember you are reading German as well, so might be something interesting for you: Stefan Zweig (1881-1942 - he committed suicide while in exile in Brazil). For something short, I'd recommend "Schachnovelle" or "Brennendes Geheimnis". "Ungeduld des Herzens" is one of my favourite novels, but at something like 400 pages in somewhat old-fashioned German, I'd not recommend it for a learner. "Menschen im Krieg" by Andreas Latzko (1846-1943 - he died in the Netherlands and is buried there). It's a short story collection dealing with the aftermath of WWI and war trauma (shell-shock). Last but not least, Marie Freifrau Ebner von Eschenbach (1830-1916) and especially her short story "Krambambuli" about the loyalty of dogs. They are all in the public domain and you can read them for free online (project gutenberg, et al).

[@tabatha82]

Adding The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination to my TBR list! If you're a horror fan, I'd like to suggest Mariana Enriquez' Things We Lost In The Fire, a brilliant Argentinian short story collection. There's not enough said about Latin American horror writers :)

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Happy to hear that!! And yeah I half listened/half read that book a couple of months ago -- it was really good! I actually recently bought The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories by Horacio Quiroga, should be coming in any day now :D

[@tabatha82]

@@TheArtisanGeek I'm glad to hear you liked it! From Horacio Quiroga I've just read a short story collection called "Tales of Love, Madness and Death" (Cuentos de amor, de locura y de muerte) and I 100% recommend it.

[@swashbucklerbooks158]

Work it, gurrllll 😍💕 Edit:- I love how widely read you are when it comes to diverse classics. So I always come here for your recommendations. This was super informative. Thank you Seji 💙

[@homolibrariensis8132]

I love that tidbit about Edogawa Rampo! Always here for nerdy language facts

[@wandguardnoodle]

I love all your classics content! I want get back into reading classics - I read some English, Russian and French classics a few years ago, but now I want to branch out to other countries, so your videos are great!

[@biancaprimo4168]

I’m so happy you’re reading a brazilian classic, I hope you like it!! Also your voice is so lovely and your outfits are always so cute

[@alisonmassey9998]

Love your videos so much, Seji! :D would love to see a vid on your manga recommendations - I feel like western readers (like me) only really look into the manga that.is the basis of an anime they like, but I'd love to sink my teeth into some of the different ones out there (which I know is vast)

[@brendagalvaomartinsnunes4440]

I screamed so hard when you said you were going to read Capitães de Areia! It's interesting to see people who aren't brazilian reading our novels

[@heyimsasa]

that strawberry shirt is one of my favorites 😭💖 also this was super interesting. i should read more filipinx-written books too, esp because my partner is filipino-german 😅

[@DaFireElf]

i really like the classics that you've mentioned--the filipino collection sounds so interesting that i added it to my tbr!! i always feel hesitant about reading classics written in other languages other than my own native one, though, because i feel like there are just some things that are lost in translation and nuances that don't render well in other languages. things like rhythm and poetry and sentence structure aren't able to be expressed to their full capacity, if at all, so i always feel like i will never be able to fully enjoy a text that was written in a different language. but at the same time i feel like i'm heavily limiting myself but only sticking to literature written in one language.

[@leafyconcern]

The Edogawa Rampo is so good! I will read that book on my channel and review it soon hopefully -- i have so many books to get through! I read Rampo in college and people were always so intrigued by his stories, and so repulsed and shocked by them too -- the class was so excited to know what they contained but every time we dwelt on the characters we realized that they were really precise examples of corners of human hideousness hidden deep in the mind -- really cool stuff and really cool to see someone owning their influences as much as that writer does with edgar allan poe

[@lulu-im9ps]

I recommend "The epitaph of a small winner" (the original title is memórias póstumas de brás cubas) by machado de assis, it's one of the greatest brazilian classics 💚

[@emmeviene]

Nick Joaquin is my fave Filipino author. Glad you're exploring my culture in your reading journey. The cheapest nights and Olivia sounds interesting. ❤️❤️❤️

[@luanablack]

I just read my first Jorge Amado and it was Captains of the Sands, I think you will enjoy it as well :) Somebody else already mentioned Blindness by Saramago and I have to add Isabel Allende's House of Spirits (or any of her books, really).

[@Nadia-uc1tb]

Since you mentioned an Egyptian writer, I'd like to mention one of my favourite writers who is also Egyptian- Naguib Mahfouz. I would really recommend his Cairo Trilogy as well as my absolute favourite novel by him which is called Midaq Alley!

[@Ianacastelooo]

Here in Brazil we grow up reading this classics on school. I admire your TBR variety, congrats

[@adriannamartin5992]

Two videos in one day we are blessed!!! ✊🏾💅🏾

[@TheArtisanGeek]

Hahah oh yeah that's true, I forgot!! Because of the time difference lol, for me it's a new day :P

[@adriannamartin5992]

The Artisan Geek lol oh yea I forgot about that too! lol

[@mqcastro24]

I LOVED this video so much. All of the books i havent read are now on the top of my TBR list. I appreciate so much your effort in doing historical research about the countries, the authors, and even what the literary scene of the country considers "classical", you are that way being so respectful and promoting diversity properly. I instantly subscribed when you talked about the philipines. If you ever need help while researching Brazil s history I'd love to help.

[@Sufjuanstevens]

I'm Filipino and never heard of this classic! I'm excited to read it!!

[@carolmagalhaes9286]

If you are interested in reading more Brazilian classics I highly suggest "the posthumous memoirs of Brás Cubas". It is about a man who writes about his life after he is dead. It is one of the most important books in Brazilian literature, it criticizes rich people in Brazil and it is phenomenally written

[@sausana2501]

I recommend the stranger by Albert Camus, the brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. Kafka on the shore by Murakami, and Naguib mahfouz books (An Egyptian Novelist)

[@Zaza-sn2eh]

It's amazing to see a Booktuber that goes beyond the standard anglophone YA literature! I'm super glad I found your channel. Thank you for sharing so many good suggestions. I think you'll like the new translation for "The posthumous memories of Brás Cubas" that just came out in the US.

[@vitoria-ow3rl]

i just stumbled upon this video and i loved it!!!!! i love reading classics and since i’m brazilian i’ve read a few brazilian classics over the years. i STRONGLY recommend O Cortiço, it’s my personal favourite. xx