03743cam a2200445 a 4500 113263 113263 BJBSDDR 20230411090142.0 ta 190918s2009 enk b 001 0 eng 9780521861571 (hardcover) 0521861578 (hardcover) 0521679575 (pbk.) 9780521679572 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn429227131 DLC DLC spa spa PN 3503 N634c 2009 809.39113 Nicol, Bran, 1969- The Cambridge introduction to postmodern fiction / Bran Nicol. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. xvii, 220 p. ; 24 cm. Cambridge introductions to literature Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-214) and index. Preface: reading postmodern fiction -- Introduction: postmodernism and postmodernity -- Postmodern fiction: theory and practice -- Early postmodern fiction: Beckett, Borges, and Burroughs -- US metafiction: Coover, Barth, Nabokov, Vonnegut, Pynchon -- The postmodern historical novel: Fowles, Barnes, Swift -- Postmodern-postcolonial fiction -- Postmodern fiction by women: Carter, Atwood, Acker -- Two postmodern genres: cyberpunk and 'metaphysical' detective fiction -- Fiction of the 'postmodern condition': Ballard, DeLillo, Ellis. "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. Yet this very challenge makes postmodern writing so much fun to read and rewarding to study. Unlike most introductions to postmodernism and fiction, this book places the emphasis on literature rather than theory. 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. Designed for students and clearly written, this Introduction explains the preoccupations, styles and techniques that unite postmodern authors. Their work is characterized by a self-reflexive acknowledgement of its status as fiction, and by the various ways in which it challenges readers to question common-sense and commonplace assumptions about literature"--Provided by publisher. "Designed for students and clearly written, this Introduction explains the preoccupations, styles and techniques that unite postmodern authors. Their work is characterized by a self-reflexive acknowledgement of its status as fiction, and by the various ways in which it challenges readers to question commonsense and commonplace assumptions about literature"--Provided by publisher. Fiction 20th century History and criticism. Postmodernism (Literature) Ciencia ficción 3105 Historia y crítica Siglo XX Cambridge introductions to literature. Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/61571/cover/9780521861571.jpg Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009029995-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009029995-t.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009029995-b.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK LYD 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2019-09-18 0 PN 3503 N634c 2009 00000124315 2019-09-18 00:00:00 1 2019-09-18 BK