The philosophy of postmodernism in literature emerged in the 20th century. Perhaps the earliest proponent of the postmodern literary technique was Laurence Sterne, an Anglo-Irish novelist. His novel, ...

The Hungarian writer, known for his apocalyptic works, has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.

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Contemporary literature, literary theory, Asian American studies, narrative theory, gender, and class. The relationship of narrative forms to race, gender, and class/capitalism; cognitive cultural ...

John McMurtrie introduces Literary Journeys: Mapping Fictional Travels Across The World of Literature with the famous Robert Frost quote: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the road less ...

Two fascinating new novels are not particularly difficult, but their relationship to established traditions of experimental literature is clear. Short-circuiting the language of literary value, ...

Dystopian novelist recognised for his ‘compelling and visionary oeuvre’ in the central European tradition of Franz Kafka ...

Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai has been chosen as the winner “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” Susan Sontag ...