The first anthology to do full justice to the vast range of postwar American innovations in the art of fiction, "Postmodern American Fiction" presents a deep and wide collection of short fiction, novel excerpts, cartoons, hypertexts, creative nonfiction, and theoretical writings by 68 writers, ranging from Thomas Pynchon and William Burroughs to David Foster Wallace and Kathy Acker.

This Companion is an authoritative, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the key works, genres, and movements of postmodern American fiction.

This Companion is an authoritative, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the key works, genres, and movements of postmodern American fiction.