Few philosophical or artistic movements have been debated quite like postmodernism, yet despite the ongoing debate about what postmodernism really is, the phrase was probably one most weren't familiar with until public figures like Jordan Peterson warned everyone about the "postmodern neo-marxists!" Some people seem to think that postmodern writers like Kurt Vonnegut, Thomas Pynchon, and David Foster Wallace are brilliant writers and thinkers, while others have called their books sophomoric, juvenile, or just plain nonsensical. In today's episode we are joined by our friend Seth aka WASTE Mailing List on social media, who is, in our opinion, one of the most interesting figures on book social, having read some extremely experimental works of some of the most progressive writers, as well as put together some of the most in depth reviews of those works. Together we attempt to answer the question "what is postmodern literature?" You can follow Seth on social media at: / @wastemailinglist726 / wastemailinglist Here are the books mentioned in today's episode: The Crying of Lot 49 Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060... The Voyeur’s Motel Gay Talese https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... 12 Rules for Life Jordan Peterson Eden Eden Eden Pierre Guyotat https://amzn.to/3BoHf4L The Ticket that Exploded William Burroughs https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... New Selected Poems and Translations Ezra Pound https://amzn.to/47MW9xY The Pound Era Hugh Kenner https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780520... Herscht 07769 Laszlo Krasznahorkai https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Dying Grass William T. Vollmann https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Butcher’s Crossing John Williams https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... My Search for Warren Harding Robert Plunket https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... The Red Handler Johan Harstad https://amzn.to/3N2AU1m Lemon Kwon Yeo-Sun https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781635... In a Lonely Place Dorothy B. Hughes https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Che Jon Lee Anderson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802... White Noise Don Delillo https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439... Ulysses James Joyce https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9798880... The Wasteland T.S. Eliot https://amzn.to/3N50oLH The Cantos of Ezra Pound https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Finnegan’s Wake James Joyce https://amzn.to/3TLpB1c The Making of Americans Gertrude Stein https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781087... The Human Age Wyndham Lewis https://amzn.to/47H9rMk The Maximus Poems Charles Olson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780520... Postmodernist Fiction Brian Mchale https://amzn.to/3XWPZb8 2666 Roberto Bolaño https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... JR William Gaddis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:

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