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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... develop such a definition simply because postmodernism is , in fact , not a unified movement but a term that serves most ... developed conventions and then assigning them more universal significance than they deserve . Getting a sense of ...
... develop such a definition simply because postmodernism is , in fact , not a unified movement but a term that serves most ... developed conventions and then assigning them more universal significance than they deserve . Getting a sense of ...
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... developed skills as a purveyor of sensationalism to the service of a serious history of Gilmore , makes his story one of middle - class redemption . Mailer's resolute lack of irony or favor leaves these visions without any conclusive ...
... developed skills as a purveyor of sensationalism to the service of a serious history of Gilmore , makes his story one of middle - class redemption . Mailer's resolute lack of irony or favor leaves these visions without any conclusive ...
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... develop increased vision and balance . Born March 31 , 1926 , in Leigh - on - Sea , Essex ( a suburb of London , to ... developed his hatred of “ anyone who thinks it good to ... have arbitrary power over other people . " After escaping ...
... develop increased vision and balance . Born March 31 , 1926 , in Leigh - on - Sea , Essex ( a suburb of London , to ... developed his hatred of “ anyone who thinks it good to ... have arbitrary power over other people . " After escaping ...
Contents
Paradoxes of Postmodern Writing | 5 |
Science Fiction in the Postmodern | 23 |
The Extremities of Realism | 39 |
Copyright | |
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