Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fiction Nicol Bran University of Portsmouth
Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fiction Nicol Bran University of Portsmouth Postmodern fiction presents a challenge to the reader: instead of enjoying it passively, the reader has to work to…
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Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fiction Nicol Bran University of Portsmouth
Postmodern fiction presents a challenge to the reader: instead of enjoying it passively, the reader has to work to understand its meanings, to think about what fiction is, and to question their own responses. Unlike most introductions to postmodernism and fiction, this book places the emphasis on literature rather than theory. Yet this very challenge makes postmodern writing so much fun to read and rewarding to study.
Designed for students and clearly written, this Introduction explains the preoccupations, styles and techniques that unite postmodern authors. It introduces the most prominent British and American novelists associated with postmodernism, from the 'pioneers', Beckett, Borges and Burroughs, to important post-war writers such as Pynchon, Carter, Atwood, Morrison, Gibson, Auster, DeLillo, and Ellis. Their work is characterized by a self-reflexive acknowledgement of its status