ENG 3430 Writing Experimental Fiction

This advanced writing class focuses on the creation of experimental fiction, with attention to its twentieth-century, literary history. Students practice techniques of surrealism, metafiction, pastiche, cut-ups, and other non-realistic, non-traditional and postmodern methods of producing fiction. In a workshop format, sutdents share their writings and critique the work of peers throughout the semester. Readings include innovative fiction by the likes of John Barth, Donald Barthelme, Angela Carter, Robert Coover, Jamaica Kincaid, Rick Moody, Haruki Murakami, and others. Prerequisite(s): ENG 2310
Credits: 3.0