What novel was written by an American writer best known for his postmodernist and metafictional fiction?
John Barth John Simmons Barth ( ; born May 27, 1930) is an American writer, best known for his postmodernist and metafictional fiction.
Political fiction Political fiction employs narrative to comment on political events, systems and theories. Works of political fiction, such as political novels, often "directly criticize an existing society or present an alternative, even fantastic, reality". It overlaps with the social novel, proletarian novel and social science fiction. Highly influential earlier works include "Gulliver's Travels" (1726), "Candide" (1759), and "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852).