This week, a colleague asked me for novel recommendations (sic) of postmodern literature. But what is postmodern literature in 2021? Characters aware of a narrative while doing lots of self-reflection? Surviving late capitalism? Bafflement? Malaise? I’ve seen Clarke’s Piranesi on a list of postmodern novels, along with books by Rushdie, Egan, Mitchell, and Whitehead. IContinue reading “Postmodern Literature in 2021”