Postmodern Fiction: A Bio-Bibliographical GuideLarry McCaffery The scope of the work is broad, with European and Latin American influences well represented. Recommended for collections that emphasize fiction of the past two decades. Library Journal |
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Page 26
... reflecting on these strange texts that already reflect on themselves . Like Calvino , Lem uses his SF tales to illustrate and to translate the language of science into the language of fiction , thus questioning the au- thenticity of ...
... reflecting on these strange texts that already reflect on themselves . Like Calvino , Lem uses his SF tales to illustrate and to translate the language of science into the language of fiction , thus questioning the au- thenticity of ...
Page 95
... reflects on a few titles for his author : " Murder Stalks the University ... The Blood on the Mortarboard . Fen ... reflect on the unnaturalness of conventional natur- alistic devices , as much as to create an eerie effect or simply to ...
... reflects on a few titles for his author : " Murder Stalks the University ... The Blood on the Mortarboard . Fen ... reflect on the unnaturalness of conventional natur- alistic devices , as much as to create an eerie effect or simply to ...
Page 324
... reflected in several of his novels as a necessary prelude to illusionless living . More specifically , artistic ... reflects the length and complexity of the novel in progress ; one senses in DeLillo a highly disciplined commitment ...
... reflected in several of his novels as a necessary prelude to illusionless living . More specifically , artistic ... reflects the length and complexity of the novel in progress ; one senses in DeLillo a highly disciplined commitment ...
Contents
Paradoxes of Postmodern Writing | 5 |
The Extremities of Realism | 39 |
Postmodern Journalism | 51 |
Copyright | |
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