From the 1960s (when the advent of what many call the postmodern style made establishing genres more difficult) to the present day, writers have been incorporating science - not only the commonly thought of science and technology but also the soft sciences such as psychology and sociology - into what was previously considered mainstream fiction. This book examines works by Thomas Pynchon, Doris Lessing, and others that incorporate science and fiction and exemplify the movement of mainstream fiction writers toward a new genre termed span. It also examines works by some science fiction writers...
From the 1960s (when the advent of what many call the postmodern style made establishing genres more difficult) to the present day, writers have been ...
