Books by Tao Lin
“This novel, which was published in 2013, is a great example of what we might call 21st-century modernism. Since the turn of the century, there has been a renewed interest in the novel as a means of conveying the mystery of conscious experience. A largely autobiographical work about a writer who moves between New York and Taiwan, Lin’s book does an especially wonderful job at capturing those perceptions that often feel too fragile and too trivial, to lodge in memory.” Read more...
Michael Clune, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by Tao Lin were recommended
The Best Modernist Novels, recommended by Michael Clune
Modernist novels emerged as a reaction against modernity but, in their focus on inner consciousness, captured the experience of living life like never before. American writer and critic Michael Clune picks five of the best modernist novels from 1936 up to 2013. Modernist literature is still with us, he explains, because what it was reacting against is still with us.
