Postmodern Pfiction with Ptim Callan
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<p>A hardcore fan and sometime author of postmodern fiction dives deep into the world's greatest literary genre. Join me as I explore authors, books, structure, crossover with other media, influences, and more. The P is silent.</p>
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5/6/2026
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August 6, 2026
Six Postmodern Books on My Reading List
<p>I always have a long reading list, including works both postmodern and otherwise. I go over six books on my reading list, including The One Hundred Brothers by Donald Antrim, Numbers in the Dark by Italo Calvino, Voice of the Fire by Alan Moore, At Swim Two Birds by Flann O'Brien, Huck Out West by Robert Coover, and Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas Dodson.</p>
July 30, 2026
What Is Concrete Prose?
<p>Concrete poetry or concrete prose is poetry or prose in which the arrangement of the printed words on the page adds to the meaning of the work in a meaningful way. I explain the form and give an overview of contributions from writings like e.e. cummings, Richard Kostelanetz, Mark Danielewski, William H. Gass, Ronald Sukenik, Harlan Ellison, Raymond Federman, and more.</p>
July 23, 2026
Going Meta: Career as Postmodern Narrative
<p>Postmodernists pay great attention to the form of a literary work, be it a short story, a play, a novel, a film, a TV series, a book of short stories, or even a series of novels. But what happens when a postmodern storyteller starts to look at his own career like it's a single, literary work? In this episode I walk through three accomplished postmodernists (John Barth, Robert Coover, Quentin Tarantino) and how each shaped his own career to create a meta-story arc.</p>
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<p>A hardcore fan and sometime author of postmodern fiction dives deep into the world's greatest literary genre. Join me as I explore authors, books, structure, crossover with other media, influences, and more. The P is silent.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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