The New American Novel

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf literary movement
gptkbp:associatedWith postmodern literature
gptkbp:characterizedBy experimental narrative techniques
gptkbp:criticism fragmentation
metafiction
ambiguity
intertextuality
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced art and music
influenced contemporary literature
influenced film and media
influenced academic discourse
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The New American Novel
gptkbp:influencedBy Beat Generation
modernism
gptkbp:introduced 20th century
gptkbp:keyIssues satire
nihilism
cynicism
social commentary
multiple perspectives
cultural hybridity
irony
narrative voice
absurdism
parody
existential themes
cultural dislocation
cultural critique
hyperreality
self-reflexivity
dystopian themes
language play
disjointed narratives
reader's role
time and space manipulation
non-linear_storytelling
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
gptkb:Don_DeLillo
gptkb:Thomas_Pynchon
Kurt Vonnegut
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Gravity's_Rainbow
White Noise
Infinite Jest
Slaughterhouse-Five
gptkbp:relatedPatent Magical Realism
Surrealism
Postcolonial literature
New Journalism
gptkbp:theme alienation
identity
consumerism
historical revisionism
media saturation