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Best Postmodern Novels
The Golden Notebook (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)The Golden Notebook (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by Doris May Lessing
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A fantastic novel; an early (unintentional) primer on feminism and postmodernism
Written on the BodyWritten on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
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Sensual, sexual and political. A beautiful novel.
The Passion of New Eve (Virago modern classics)The Passion of New Eve (Virago modern classics) by Angela Carter
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Fragmentary, poetic and challenging, this is the ultimate example of postmodern theory at work.
The Satanic VersesThe Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
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Magical, powerful and hilarious, The Satanic Verses are a pomo tour-de-force.
Woman on the Edge of Time (A Women's Press classic)Woman on the Edge of Time (A Women's Press classic) by Marge Piercy
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Sci-fi meets madness in this dazzling novel of utopia and alternate destinies.
The Illuminatus!: TrilogyThe Illuminatus!: Trilogy by Robert Shea
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Bloody bonkers and utterly brilliant.
TrumpetTrumpet by Jackie Kay
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Ambiguous, energetic and musical.
Happy DaysHappy Days by Samuel Beckett
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Before the pomo was even named, Beckett exemplified it in this surreal, dystopian play.
Blasted (Methuen Modern Plays)Blasted (Methuen Modern Plays) by Sarah Kane
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Aggressive, shocking and dislocating . . . but fantastic.
Burning Your Boats: Collected Short StoriesBurning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories by Angela Carter
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The best collection of short stories in existence.