American Postmodernist Fiction and the Past

Through a close-reading of the work of five prominent American postmodernist writers, this book re-evaluates the role of the past in recent American fiction, outlines the development of the postmodernist historical novel and considers the waning influence of postmodernism in contemporary American literature. Through a close-reading of the work of five prominent American postmodernist writers, this book re-evaluates the role of the past in recent American fiction, outlines the development of the postmodernist historical novel and considers the waning influence of postmodernism in contemporary American literature.

• | Author: T. Savvas
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2011
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781349334506
• | ISBN-10: 1349334502