The Best-Written Art of the 21st Century? — Ali Shukri Amin
First published on my writing site: www.aliamin.info/2026/09/the-best-written-art-of-the-21st-century/
By Ali Shukri Amin. I first wrote this as a comment on r/writingscaling, in the thread “What do you consider the best-written piece of art of the 21st century, across any artform?”, copied here as written.
I’m not sure about that. It would be an incredibly compelling novel as well. I think the lead author struggles with that linear medium, hence his Terrible & Sacred Air not being comparable to Disco Elysium. But were we to somehow transpose the qualities & profundity of Disco into literature, it has material insights into the human condition expressed in a way unique enough to be considered a contribution to fine literature.
That being said, I have yet to see a single online analysis that I think “gets” some of the narrative turns, especially in the last quarter. There is a lot left to be said about Disco.
Posted September 9, 2026. Read it on Reddit.
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