Contemporary literature is literature which is generally set after World War II and coincident with contemporary history.[citation needed] Subgenres of contemporary literature include contemporary romance and others.
History
editLiterary movements are always contemporary to the writer discussing the work of their day. Here what have been recently "contemporary" are listed by decade. The list should not be assumed to be comprehensive.
1940s
edit1950s
edit- Absurdism
- Beat Generation
- Black Mountain poets
- Concrete poetry
- Confessional poetry
- The Movement
- Nouveau roman
- Oulipo
- San Francisco Renaissance
- Soviet nonconformism
