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No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.  \nNo portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS.  \nAny person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2014 by  \nPALGRAVE MACMILLAN  \nPalgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS.  \nPalgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.  \nPalgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.  \nPalgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.  \nISBN 978-1-349-49197-1 ISBN 978-1-137-42991-9 (eBook) DOI 10. 1057/9781137429919  \nThis book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nA catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Typeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India.  \nTo new beginnings  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements viii  \nList of Abbreviations x  \nIntroduction: Epitaph on a Ghost, or the Impossible  \nEnd of Postmodernism 1  \nPart I Tracing Shifts  \n1 Post-post, Beyond and Back: Literature in the Wake of Postmodernism 21  \n2 Pragmatic Fantasies: From Subversion to Reconstruction 51  \nPart II Reconstructive Readings  \n3 Leaving the Postmodernist Labyrinth:  \nMark Z. Danielewski’s House ofLeaves 79  \n4 The Quest for Narrative Reconstruction:  \nJonathan Safran Foer’s Everything is Illuminated 113  \n5 Escaping Towards History: Michael Chabon’s  \nThe Amazing Adventures ofKavalier & Clay 148  \n6 Dreaming of Reconstruction: David Mitchell’s  \nnumber9dream 181  \nConclusion: The Coming of Age of Reconstruction 215  \nNotes 255  \nWorks Cited 267  \nIndex 277  \nAcknowledgements  \nEvery book project is a journey on a wide ocean of uncertainties, and such a journey cannot be undertaken without the support of many people. My haven, from which I embarked on this voyage into the unknown, has been my family, who helped me prepare for the voyage and saw me off. I always knew that had I faltered and become lost at sea, they would have come to find me and bring me home. The ship on which I travelled has been the English Department of the University of Berne, and I could have wished for no better craft to take me on my journey. I owe much gratitude to all its members, for their constant support, warmth and comfort. In particular I would like to thank Dr Ursula Kluwick and Melanie Mettler, who are perhaps best described as my benevolent winds. They filled my sails and gently blew me on when they saw me travelling in the right direction and equally gently but decisively set me on the right track if I steered the wrong way. I thank the ","cbCaio85aCB0HESX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio85aCB0HESX","pdf",1570272,299,"English","# Acknowledgements\n# Introduction: Epitaph on a Ghost, or the Impossible End of Postmodernism\n# Part I Tracing Shifts\n## Post-post, Beyond and Back: Literature in the Wake of Postmodernism\n## Pragmatic Fantasies: From Subversion to Reconstruction\n# Part II Reconstructive Readings\n## Leaving the Postmodernist Labyrinth: Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves\n## The Quest for Narrative Reconstruction: Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything is Illuminated\n## Escaping Towards History: Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay\n## Dreaming of Reconstruction: David Mitchell’s number9dream\n# Conclusion: The Coming of Age of Reconstruction","[{\"question\":\"What is the central focus of Literature after Postmodernism?\",\"answer\":\"The book centers on the reconstructive turn in literature after postmodernism, outlining how new strategies address narrative, history, and interpretive rebuilding.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the book organized?\",\"answer\":\"It is divided into Part I (Tracing Shifts) and Part II (Reconstructive Readings), followed by a conclusion on the coming of age of reconstruction.\"},{\"question\":\"Which authors and works are discussed in the reconstructive readings?\",\"answer\":\"The text includes readings of Mark Z. 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