Home›Open Questions›Has postmodernism in literature ended, and if so when?Open QuestionsHas postmodernism in literature ended, and if so when?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextLiterature Atlas. "Has postmodernism in literature ended, and if so when?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-literature.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/is-postmodernism-over.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextLiterature Atlas. (n.d.). Has postmodernism in literature ended, and if so when?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-literature.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/is-postmodernism-overCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{literatureatlas-has-postmodernism-in-literature-ended-an, author = {Literature Atlas}, title = {Has postmodernism in literature ended, and if so when?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-literature.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/is-postmodernism-over}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionSources describe a new generation of writers and publications (David Foster Wallace, Zadie Smith, McSweeney's and others) as heralding either a new chapter of postmodernism or possibly a distinct post-postmodernism, without resolving which reading is correct, so no consensus end date exists.What would resolve this A broadly adopted literary-critical consensus, or a landmark critical work, either marking postmodernism's close or confirming its continuation under a new name.OpenLiterary criticism and periodization scholarshipPostmodern Literature (Wikipedia)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnPostmodernism, Movements Well-attested Source Postmodern Literature (Wikipedia)tier 2SourcesPostmodern Literature (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationScope sectionQuote, Scope sectionA new generation of writers and publications such as McSweeney's, The Believer, and the fiction pages of The New Yorker herald either a new chapter of postmodernism or possibly post-postmodernism.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year