In 1990, Richard Nixon released "RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon," an account of his life that was praised for its unexpected candor and introspection; but thirteen years earlier a far more convincing narrative, also told by Nixon, was divulged in Robert Coover's "The Public Burning." The novel, wh

Absurd, Deconstructive, Electronic, Funny, Hallucinatory, Pioneering, Postmodern fiction, Psychological

Jean Genet was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but later took to writing. His major works include the novels Querelle of Brest, The Thief's Journal, and Our Lady of the Flowers,

Death, Excessive, Hallucinatory, Lyrical, Perverse, Profane, Queer, Rebel, Sensual, Tragic, Visceral

Absurd, Anime & manga, Charming, Clever, Collage, Composed, Conceptual, Cool, Dissonant, Ebullient, Electronic, Epic, Figurative, Grand, Gritty, Hallucinatory, Hi-tech, Overflowing, Perceptual, Physical force, Rhythmic, Serene, Severe

Paul Bowles' novels are often set in Northern Africa where he settled with his wife, Jane, in the late 1940s. They investigate the sometimes tragic consequences of dislocation from one's own cultural context; in "The Sheltering Sky", for example, a husband/wife/friend trio set out on a journey throug

Existentialist literature, Hallucinatory, Rebel, Self-reflection