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Isaiah13
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I've come across a few markets devoted to this type of fiction, and was just curious about what other people think of it.
Like it?
Hate it?
Undecided?
How absurd does a story have to be to fall into this genre?
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Jeraliey
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It can be all right if it's well done. But even when it's well done, there's only so much of it that I can read at one time.

And when it's badly done....oof.

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pantros
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For well done, see Douglas Adams.
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keldon02
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or Jose Farmer as Kilgore Trout.
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rcorporon
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Does Kafka count?

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djvdakota
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Would 'absurdism' simply be a resurrection of Dada?

Can somebody publish a link to give us an example?

[This message has been edited by djvdakota (edited October 31, 2005).]

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Gnomeinclaychair
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There's also Harold Pinter and Sam Beckett for drama lovers. Um, I think Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead was by Tom Stoppard and that was an absurdist movie.

Here's a link that may help:

http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=11

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