Post-Modern
1950-Present
Don DeLillo
- Writes life on the late 20 and early 21 centuries.
- Recived book awards as of 1985, The National Book Awards, and the American Book Award in 1998.
Point Omega
Don Dellilo
“You need to know things the others don't know. It's what no one knows about you that allows you to know yourself.”
Glamorama
Bret Easton Ellis
“The better you look, the more you see.”
Infinite Jet
David Foster Wallace
“The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.”
Characteristics
- Really started up to become popular in the late 1960's and 1970.
- Qualification for modern books can be pretty flexible.
- Cornerstone of post-modernism is life, art, reality, and imagination.
- Written about finding one self, or your place in the world.