Journal of Dutch Literature, volume 2, number 1, October 2011

Dutch Novelists Beyond ‘Postmodern’ Relativism

Thomas Vaessens, University of Amsterdam


Abstract
Introduction: the Demise of (International) Postmodernism
Postmodernism in the Netherlands
Redefining the Postmodern Heritage: Late Postmodernism
Late Postmodernism in Dutch Literature
Marjolijn Februari: the Writer as a Public Intellectual
Joost Zwagerman: the Writer and the Devaluation of Literature
Arnon Grunberg: the Writer’s Hunger for Reality
Conclusion: Late Postmodern Ambivalence
Notes
Bibliography