i'd be interested to know how the Los Angeles Times compiled this list. For example, Falling Man is another of Don DeLilo's books, it is about 9/11 and certainly would qualify as postmodern. Why did they choose the ones that they did?
Great quiz! Might do with a disclaimer though, as they're not all novels - there are memoirs, short story collections, and a play on the list. I had a lot of fun trying to mentally run through each author's works, as a lot of the answers weren't their most famous. Good food for thought, thanks.
In re Geoff Dyer, the quiz should accept "Out of Sheer Rage," sans subtitle.
The Eco title should be "The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana."
In re Art Spiegelman, "Maus" should be acceptable.
Kind of funny how every list of pomo novels includes Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy." (Thanks, John Barth.)
Can't believe the LA Times left Georges Perec's "Life a User's Manual" off the list but found room for Jonathan Safran Foer, who hasn't written a single essential sentence, let alone an essential novel.
The Eco title should be "The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana."
In re Art Spiegelman, "Maus" should be acceptable.
Kind of funny how every list of pomo novels includes Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy." (Thanks, John Barth.)
Can't believe the LA Times left Georges Perec's "Life a User's Manual" off the list but found room for Jonathan Safran Foer, who hasn't written a single essential sentence, let alone an essential novel.