…your jam I wouldn't sweat it. That said, Moby Dick is perhaps a poor example of "literature" to start on if you're not sure you like "literature", mostly from being so long. If I might recommend trying Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino, or The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem, as they are easy to dip in and out of are nominally "sci fi" while still laying some claim to "literature". Lem and Calvino may lead you to Borges or…
……讨人喜欢的人，我很高兴他写了我个人经典之一：《如果在冬夜，一个旅人》（Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore）是一本非凡的书。我也喜欢他的大部分作品，尤其是《看不见的城市》（Le città invisibili）和《宇宙奇趣》（Cosmicomics）。如果你还没读过这些，试试它们或他著名的三部曲：它们都有他独特的签名，但差异足够大，你可能喜欢一本而不喜欢另一本。关于阅读……
…likable person, and I'm glad he wrote one of my personal classics: "Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore" is an extraordinary book. I've also enjoyed most of his works, especially "Le città invisibili" & "Cosmicomics". If you haven't read any of these, try them or his famous trilogy: they all have that special signature of his, but they're different enough that you might like one and not the other. About reading…
Italian here. I read all Calvino's novels and short-stories in high school. I would suggest The Nonexistent Knight and Cosmicomics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nonexistent_Knight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmicomics
I'm inclined to agree. Invisible Cities is introspective and reflective. Perhaps "Cosmicomics" is a better example of the author having a laugh. I loved both tho.
…Bach" - his stories seem to develop fantastic themes in an endlessly imaginative way, exploring all the possibilities afforded by the theme, (loose) internal consistency and language. My favourites are "Cosmicomics" and "The invisible cities" .
……不对你的胃口，别太纠结。话虽如此，如果你不确定自己是否喜欢“严肃文学”，《白鲸》可能并不是一个好的入门之选，主要还是因为它太长了。如果可以的话，我建议试试伊塔洛·卡尔维诺的《宇宙奇趣全集》（Cosmicomics），或者斯坦尼斯瓦夫·莱姆的《机器人大师》（The Cyberiad），这两本书很容易读读停停，名义上算是“科幻”，但同时也够得上“严肃文学”的门槛。莱姆和卡尔维诺可能会引你走向博尔赫斯或者……
…your jam I wouldn't sweat it. That said, Moby Dick is perhaps a poor example of "literature" to start on if you're not sure you like "literature", mostly from being so long. If I might recommend trying Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino, or The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem, as they are easy to dip in and out of are nominally "sci fi" while still laying some claim to "literature". Lem and Calvino may lead you to Borges or…
长久以来，《宇宙奇趣全集》一直是我个人最喜欢的单本文集。卡尔维诺太神了。
Cosmicomics has long been my single favorite collection of written work. Calvino's amazing.
……讨人喜欢的人，我很高兴他写了我个人经典之一：《如果在冬夜，一个旅人》（Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore）是一本非凡的书。我也喜欢他的大部分作品，尤其是《看不见的城市》（Le città invisibili）和《宇宙奇趣》（Cosmicomics）。如果你还没读过这些，试试它们或他著名的三部曲：它们都有他独特的签名，但差异足够大，你可能喜欢一本而不喜欢另一本。关于阅读……
…likable person, and I'm glad he wrote one of my personal classics: "Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore" is an extraordinary book. I've also enjoyed most of his works, especially "Le città invisibili" & "Cosmicomics". If you haven't read any of these, try them or his famous trilogy: they all have that special signature of his, but they're different enough that you might like one and not the other. About reading…
意大利人在此。我高中时读完了卡尔维诺的所有长篇和短篇小说。我推荐《不存在的骑士》和《宇宙奇趣全集》。https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nonexistent_Knight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmicomics
Italian here. I read all Calvino's novels and short-stories in high school. I would suggest The Nonexistent Knight and Cosmicomics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nonexistent_Knight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmicomics
我倾向于同意。《看不见的城市》（Invisible Cities）是内省和反思的。也许《宇宙奇趣》（Cosmicomics）是作者开怀大笑的更好例子。不过两本我都爱。
I'm inclined to agree. Invisible Cities is introspective and reflective. Perhaps "Cosmicomics" is a better example of the author having a laugh. I loved both tho.
……巴赫”——他的故事似乎以无穷无尽的想象力发展奇幻主题，探索主题所提供的一切可能性、（松散的）内部一致性和语言。我最喜欢的是《宇宙奇趣》（Cosmicomics）和《看不见的城市》（The invisible cities）。
…Bach" - his stories seem to develop fantastic themes in an endlessly imaginative way, exploring all the possibilities afforded by the theme, (loose) internal consistency and language. My favourites are "Cosmicomics" and "The invisible cities" .