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The 21st century in literature refers to world literature produced during the 21st century. The measure of years is, for the purpose of this article, literature written from (roughly) the year 2001 to the present. 2001 – The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen; [1] Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand; [2] Life of Pi by Yann Martel ...
Years of the 21st century in literature (25 C, 36 P) \ Libraries disestablished in the 21st century (2 C) Libraries established in the 21st century (3 C) 0–9.
This is a partial list of 21st-century writers. This list includes notable authors, poets, playwrights, philosophers, artists, scientists and other important and noteworthy contributors to literature. Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letters) is the art of written works.
Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro criticized the lack of literature by African authors and the predominance of American literature on the list and called the list "an act of cultural erasure". [4] The list was also criticized for its lack of genres such as graphic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and children's literature. [5]
In the 21st century, American literature still features a strong current of postmodern writing, like the postironic Dave Eggers' A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (2000), [5] and Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad (2011). [6] These works also further develop the postmodern form. [7]
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:21st-century African-American writers and Category:21st-century American male writers and Category:21st-century Native American writers and Category:21st-century American women writers The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
The 21st century is the current century in the Anno Domini or Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It began on 1 January 2001 and will end on 31 December 2100. It is the first century of the 3rd millennium. The rise of a global economy and Third World consumerism marked the beginning of the century, along with increased ...
21st-century American writers (13 C, 1,141 P) Pages in category "21st-century American literature" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.