This is a list of works of fiction which approach the perennial questions surrounding language with techniques and ideas outside of academic philosophy. I have read some of them.
Non-philosophy books about language Public
Created and curated by HugoHeagren
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The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges
4 stars
Not many living artists would be sufficiently brave or inspired to attempt reflecting in art what Borges constructs in words. …
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HugoHeagren says: This is really only here for the story 'A sign in space', though the whole collection is excellent (and the story probably works best as part of the collection).
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Finnegans Wake by Richard Ellmann, Robbert-Jan Henkes, Erik Bindervoet, and 1 other
4 stars
Follows a man's thoughts and dreams during a single night. It is also a book that participates in the re-reading …
HugoHeagren says: For the truly adventurous.
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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
4 stars
A newly revised text for A Clockwork Orange’s 50th anniversary brings the work closest to its author’s intentions.
A Clockwork …
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Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
3 stars
Controversial and bizarre cult novel based on the author’s own experiences as a drug addict, first published in 1959. Formed …
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Babel : Or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang
4 stars
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to …
