Best Postmodern Novels

A Listmania! list by Mr. A. D. H. Lowe "sweetestbeyonce" (Leeds, UK)
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Harper Perennial Modern Classics - The Golden Notebook
1.  Harper Perennial Modern Classics - The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
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  "A fantastic novel; an early (unintentional) primer on feminism and postmodernism"
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3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Written On The Body
2.  Written On The Body by Jeanette Winterson
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  "Sensual, sexual and political. A beautiful novel."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

The Passion of New Eve (Virago Modern Classics)
3.  The Passion of New Eve (Virago Modern Classics) by Angela Carter
The list author says:
  "Fragmentary, poetic and challenging, this is the ultimate example of postmodern theory at work."
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

The Satanic Verses
4.  The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
The list author says:
  "Magical, powerful and hilarious, The Satanic Verses are a pomo tour-de-force."
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3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)

Woman on the Edge of Time (A Women's Press classic)
5.  Woman on the Edge of Time (A Women's Press classic) by Marge Piercy
The list author says:
  "Sci-fi meets madness in this dazzling novel of utopia and alternate destinies."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

The Illuminatus!: Trilogy
6.  The Illuminatus!: Trilogy by Robert Shea
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  "Bloody bonkers and utterly brilliant."
£7.69   Used & New from: £1.13
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Trumpet
7.  Trumpet by Jackie Kay
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  "Ambiguous, energetic and musical."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Happy Days
8.  Happy Days by Samuel Beckett
The list author says:
  "Before the pomo was even named, Beckett exemplified it in this surreal, dystopian play."
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3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Blasted (Methuen Modern Plays)
9.  Blasted (Methuen Modern Plays) by Sarah Kane
The list author says:
  "Aggressive, shocking and dislocating . . . but fantastic."
£8.25   Used & New from: £3.39
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories
10.  Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories by Angela Carter
The list author says:
  "The best collection of short stories in existence."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Last updated: 04/09/2007
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