Postmodern American Fiction: A Norton Anthology [Paperback]

Paula Geyh (Editor), Fred G. Leebron (Editor), Andrew Levy (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 1997

From William S. Burroughs to David Foster Wallace, Postmodern American Fiction offers up witty, risky, exhilarating, groundbreaking fiction from five decades of postwar American life.

It includes works by sixty-eight authors: short fiction, novels, cartoons, graphics, hypertexts, creative nonfiction, and theoretical writings. This is the first anthology to do full justice to the vast range of American innovation in fiction writing since 1945.

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About the Author

Paula Geyh teaches postmodern literature and theory at Yeshiva University: Fred G. Leebron teaches creative writing at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte; and Andrew Levy teaches American literature and writing at Butler University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (September 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039331698X
• ISBN-13: 978-0393316988
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From my textbook to my favorite read., October 22, 2003

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This review is from: Postmodern American Fiction: A Norton Anthology (Paperback)

This was one of my assigned texts for an English class I took. At the time I didn't even know what Postmodernism was, but this book changed all that and more. Now I love Postmodernism and have bought and read many of the books from which this collection has exerpts from. From Postmodern theory to classic postmodern stories, this book kept me interested through it all. I love this book and have reread it for fun many times.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a comprehensive overview of postmodern fiction, August 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Postmodern American Fiction: A Norton Anthology (Paperback)

as a novice to postmodern fiction, i was impressed by the scope of the anthology. though there are only short excerpts, it's possible to come away with a greater understanding of this innovative and broad field of literature.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good selection, but lacking a few, May 13, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Postmodern American Fiction: A Norton Anthology (Paperback)

A great selection in a number of ways, but missing a few major writers. Probably the most significant is Richard Powers, whose Galatea 2.2 is a major work of postmodern fiction. Bruce Sterling as well...and Cryptonomicon is a much more significant postmodern novel than Snow Crash.