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Book SynopsisContemporary American Fiction introduces the work of a range of American authors, all of whom can be said to engage with postmodernism.
Table of ContentsPreface; A Short Glossary of Critical Terms; A Short Glossary of Literary Terms; Introduction; Postmodernism and Contemporary Fiction: An Introductory Bibliography; 1. Don DeLillo; Don DeLillo Biography; DeLillo on DeLillo; Links to other authors; Reading early DeLillo; Don DeLillo Bibliography; 2. Paul Auster; Paul Auster Biography; Auster on Auster; Links to other authors; Paul Auster Bibliography; 3. Cormac McCarthy; Cormac McCarthy Biography; Approaches to Cormac McCarthy; Links to other authors; Cormac McCarthy Bibliography; 4. Rolando Hinojosa; Rolando Hinojosa Biography; Links to other authors; Reading The Klail City Death Trip series; Rolando Hinojosa Bibliography; 5. E. Annie Proulx; E. Annie Proulx Biography; Proulx on Proulx; Links to other authors; E. Annie Proulx Bibliography; 6. Bret Easton Ellis; Bret Easton Ellis Biography; Ellis on Ellis; Links to other authors; Bret Easton Ellis Bibliography; 7. Douglas Coupland; Douglas Coupland Biography; Couplandisms; Links to other authors; Douglas Coupland Bibliography; Conclusion: Thomas Pynchon's Mason and Dixon; Thematic Index; Author Index.
