Experimental literature?

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Experimental literature? 2016-09-10 02:10:23 Post No. 8491894
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Experimental literature? Anonymous 2016-09-10 02:10:23 Post No. 8491894 [Report]

Hey /lit/. I don't really ever visit this board, but I frequent /mu/ a lot.

I'm really into experimental subgenres of music. Usually that means toying with compositional techniques, tonality, sounds, and production in order to get a unique listening experience.

I've heard of experimental literature before, but I really don't have any idea on what that means. What elements would an author have to incorporate into their book to classify it under the "experimental" genre? And perhaps a better question, do you actually hold this genre to a high regard, or is it a meme?

Some examples would be great. I just had this thought today and was interested to see what people who legitimately care about literature have to say.

Anonymous 2016-09-10 02:22:44 Post No.8491933
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Anonymous 2016-09-10 02:22:44 Post No.8491933 [Report]

A book is classified as experimental when (like in music) it modifies its style and structure in unusual ways to change the perspective from which the narrative is told. There is a lot of experimental literature in the modern and postmodern movements. Joyce, Pynchon, Beckett, Woolf, and Gaddis all come to mind as being seminal "experimental" authors

Anonymous 2016-09-10 02:33:45 Post No.8491961
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Anonymous 2016-09-10 02:33:45 Post No.8491961 [Report]

>>8491894
It depends on the experiment. Oneohtrix and other recent electronic stuff reminds me of bricolage stuff like Burroughs/Tzara poetry and sometimes Pynchon novels. Also have u tried google yet

Anonymous 2016-09-10 02:37:31 Post No.8491965
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Anonymous 2016-09-10 02:37:31 Post No.8491965 [Report]

>>8491961
Google gives me popular book titles. I was hoping to get the general concensus among avid book readers, and if they're respected.

And I guess your personal favorites.

Anonymous 2016-09-10 10:51:07 Post No.8492724
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Anonymous 2016-09-10 10:51:07 Post No.8492724 [Report]

Try 'The Rat Veda' and 'Scorched Atlas'

Anonymous 2016-09-10 11:05:15 Post No.8492745
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Anonymous 2016-09-10 11:05:15 Post No.8492745 [Report]

B.S. Johnson was, to some extent, "experimental", although he disliked the term.

Anonymous 2016-09-10 11:06:32 Post No.8492748
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Anonymous 2016-09-10 11:06:32 Post No.8492748 [Report]

calvino, krasznahorkai

Anonymous 2016-09-10 11:12:03 Post No.8492754
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Anonymous 2016-09-10 11:12:03 Post No.8492754 [Report]

>>8491894
Brion gysin's "The Process"

Anonymous 2016-09-10 12:52:27 Post No.8492898
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Anonymous 2016-09-10 12:52:27 Post No.8492898 [Report]

>>8491965
John Hawkes is my favorite author. Start with The Cannibal, The Lime Twig, or The Blood Oranges

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