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 86
... becomes the story of his attempts to write the definitive novel of Vietnam , and its structure becomes natural and ... become his novel , he wonders , " Have I begun inventing things ? A man who goes to war should return with tales to ...
... becomes the story of his attempts to write the definitive novel of Vietnam , and its structure becomes natural and ... become his novel , he wonders , " Have I begun inventing things ? A man who goes to war should return with tales to ...
Page 182
... becomes an avenging warrior - is privileged in the telling . Both achieve the same substantiality through the text's pri ... become part of the women's movement . Many of the writers previously discussed belong to a consciously defined ...
... becomes an avenging warrior - is privileged in the telling . Both achieve the same substantiality through the text's pri ... become part of the women's movement . Many of the writers previously discussed belong to a consciously defined ...
Page 231
... become a dense and consistent historical reality , language forms the locus of tradition , of the unspoken habits of ... becomes biology , when the analysis of wealth becomes eco- nomics , when , above all , reflection upon language ...
... become a dense and consistent historical reality , language forms the locus of tradition , of the unspoken habits of ... becomes biology , when the analysis of wealth becomes eco- nomics , when , above all , reflection upon language ...
Contents
Paradoxes of Postmodern Writing | 5 |
Science Fiction in the Postmodern | 23 |
The Extremities of Realism | 39 |
Copyright | |
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