-Written by contemporary authors within the last decade
• Deals with current issues and themes
• Reflects technological culture
• Literature of emerging genres
• Often breaks traditional writing
January 1, 2001
Start of the 21st Century Literature
Speculative fiction
a science fiction, fantasy, horror,
superhero, superhero, dystopian, utopian, etc.
Dystopian Fiction
genre of literature that focuses on stories that envision the world in catastrophic, decline and some common themes of these stories include tyranny, anarchy, oppression etc.
Fan Fiction
A work of fiction that allows avid readers to write an alternative version of an existing story
Haiku
one of the minimalist forms of traditional Japanese poetry which often makes evocative allusions and comparisons about nature and its seasons
Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
Ramakien
It tells the story of a king named Phra Ram, his beautiful wife, Sida, and his enemy, the demon king Tosakanth of Lanka
Bible
most important work of Hebrews
Wole Soyinka
first African to win a Noble Prize in Literature; known for African theatre
Flora Nwapa
first woman from Sub-Saharan Africa to have a novel published
