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giraffe_lady on Jan 23, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Astronautilia

Arabic and chinese each have literary traditions approximately as broad and deep as the western canon. I'm sure there are plenty of others. In all likelihood most excellent and interesting works are not available in english.

bipop5000 on Jan 23, 2023 [–]

Same with the Hindu mythology. As rich or even richer in terms of metaphors and knowledge that can transfer over to modern life.

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