Reconsidering the Postmoderntakes the reader on a whirlwind tour through European national literatures. Focusing on novels by authors as diverse as Arnon Grunberg, Michel Houellebecq, Aleksander Hemon and Javier Marías, twelve literary experts reflect on postmodernism and its aftereffects in contemporary fiction. These essays are personal, ironic, and historical without being nostalgic, while reassessing the constantly evolving state of the European novel and the way in which postmodernism has permanently altered the face of fiction. Reconsidering the Postmodernis an important qualitative evaluation of the literary value and legacy of the postmodernism movement.
Thomas Vaessensis professor of Dutch literature at the University of Amsterdam.Yra van Dijkis assistant professor in Dutch literature at the University of Amsterdam.
Introduction: European Writers Reconsidering the Postmodern Heritage
Yra van Dijk and Thomas Vaessens
I: European Literatures1. Russian Literature: Reviving Sincerity in the Post-Soviet World
Ellen Rutten
2. British Literature: Residual Traces of Postmodernism
Sebastian Groes
3. Dutch Literature: Stripping the Novel of its Harmlessness
Thomas Vaessens
4. Italian Literature: The Epics of Reality
Monica Jansen
5. French Literature: Post-Realism and Anti-Realism
Sabien van Wesemael
6. Post-Yugoslav Literature: The Return of History and the Actuality of Fiction
Guido Snel
7. Norwegian Literature: The Return of the Narrative
Suze van der Poll
8. Flemsih Literature: Questions of Commitment and Authenticity
Sven Vitse
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