Classical, Funny, Lyrical, Psychological, Quiet, Representational, Sprawling, Subtle, Tragic

Writer Rick Moody grew up in New York and the surrounding area. He studied at Brown and Columbia, briefly worked in publishing, and released his first novel in 1992. Moody's work mines smart, messed-up people's minds and also explores the literate culture of New York City and its suburbs. Moody's

Psychological, Smart, Sprawling

After having published two novels by 1958, John Barth sat in front of a fireplace for two years, without moving or budging or repositioning himself for comfort; when asked what he was doing, the young man would respond, "Thinking." Come the end of this lengthy meditative period, a novel named "The

Abstract, Absurd, Beautiful , Experimental, Funny, Layered, Pioneering, Postmodern fiction, Sprawling