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Colossal YouthColossal Youth by Young Marble Giants
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nothing like it except some pale imitations, transcendent
OdyshapeOdyshape by The Raincoats
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out there
You Think You Really Know MeYou Think You Really Know Me by Gary Wilson
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6.4 = make out, utter genius
Neu!Neu! by Neu!
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Neu! 2Neu! 2 by Neu!
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these two albums create one of the truly amazing musical documents
The Night of the HunterThe Night of the Hunter
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impossible to articulate the impact this movie has had on me
Zeno's Conscience: A NovelZeno's Conscience: A Novel by Italo Svevo
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some sentences in here make me weep, great writing, really nothing else like it
Hunger: A NovelHunger: A Novel by Knut Hamsun
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one of my favorite writers, a total original
Quincas Borba (Library of Latin America)Quincas Borba (Library of Latin America) by Joaquim Machado de Assis
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another of my absolute favorites, no one writes like this guy
Hopscotch (Pantheon Modern Writers Series)Hopscotch (Pantheon Modern Writers Series) by Julio Cortazar
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a must-read, read it according to the suggestions at the front
Species of Spaces and Other Pieces (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)Species of Spaces and Other Pieces (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Georges Perec
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perec himself is a total anomaly, one of my heroes
Invisible CitiesInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino
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so beautiful, calvino really is incredible
Writings of the Vienna ActionistsWritings of the Vienna Actionists by Brus
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these guys were and are so necessary for "society", true originals
Cosmos and Pornografia: Two NovelsCosmos and Pornografia: Two Novels by Witold Gombrowicz
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cosmos literally changed my life
Playtime - Criterion CollectionPlaytime - Criterion Collection
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playtime is still changing my life
Tago MagoTago Mago by Can
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wow, an apex of music
The StrangerThe Stranger by Albert Camus
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this is on almost every list for a reason, nothing like it
Raymond RousselRaymond Roussel by Franois Caradec
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this guy is the ultimate anomaly, an imagination like no other
Exploits and Opinions of Dr Faustroll PataphysicianExploits and Opinions of Dr Faustroll Pataphysician by Alfred Jarry
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one of the most bracingly original and exciting works i've ever come across
Maldoror and the Complete Works of the Comte de LautréamontMaldoror and the Complete Works of the Comte de Lautréamont by Comte de Lautréamont
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where the hell did this come from? lautreamont is another hero
A Kierkegaard AnthologyA Kierkegaard Anthology by Soren Kierkegaard
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here's another hero and another complete original, inspiring
Ethics Spinoza (Everyman's Library (Paper))Ethics Spinoza (Everyman's Library (Paper)) by Benedictus Spinoza
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ditto
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge: A NovelThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge: A Novel by Rainer Maria Rilke
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ditto, what an utterly beautiful person
Kinski Uncut: The Autobiography of Klaus KinskiKinski Uncut: The Autobiography of Klaus Kinski by Klaus Kinski
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serious energy, he really lived
William Blake: The Complete Illuminated BooksWilliam Blake: The Complete Illuminated Books by William Blake
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of course he must be included on this list