摘要：ContemporaryLiteratureWorksList Introduction Contemporaryliteraturereferstoliteraturewritteninthelate20thcenturyandearly21stcentury.Inthisperiod,therewerenumero

ContemporaryLiteratureWorksList

Introduction

Contemporaryliteraturereferstoliteraturewritteninthelate20thcenturyandearly21stcentury.Inthisperiod,therewerenumerousoutstandingwriterswhoproducedmanyexcellentworksthathavehadagreatimpactontheworld.ThisarticlewillintroduceseveralworksofcontemporaryliteraturefromtheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom.

WorksfromtheUnitedStates

TheRoadbyCormacMcCarthy

TheRoadisapost-apocalypticnovelthattellsthestoryofafatherandsonwhotravelthroughaburned-outAmerica,strugglingtosurviveandmaintaintheirhumanity.Thenovelwaspublishedin2006andwonthePulitzerPrizeforFictionin2007.TheRoadisahauntingandbeautifullywrittenbookthatexploresthemesoflove,loss,andhopelessness.

TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWaobyJunotDiaz

TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWaoisanovelthattellsthestoryofOscar,aDominican-AmericanwholivesinNewJerseyanddreamsofbecomingawriter.Thenovelexploresthemesofidentity,family,andlove.TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWaowonthePulitzerPrizeforFictionin2008andestablishedJunotDiazasoneofthemostimportantvoicesincontemporaryAmericanliterature.

TheSelloutbyPaulBeatty

TheSelloutisasatiricalnovelthattellsthestoryofablackmanwhoattemptstoreinstateslaveryandsegregationinasmallCaliforniatown.Thenovelexploresthemesofrace,identity,andsocialjustice.TheSelloutwontheManBookerPrizein2016andisafiercelyintelligentandwildlyfunnybookthatchallengesreaderstoconfrontuncomfortabletruthsaboutAmericansociety.

WorksfromtheUnitedKingdom

TheGirlwiththeDragonTattoobyStiegLarsson

TheGirlwiththeDragonTattooisacrimenovelthattellsthestoryofajournalistandayoungcomputerhackerwhoinvestigateawealthyfamily'sdarkpast.Thenovelwaspublishedin2005andhassincebecomeaninternationalbestseller.TheGirlwiththeDragonTattooisagrippingandsuspensefulbookthatexploresthemesofviolence,sexualabuse,andcorruption.

WhiteTeethbyZadieSmith

WhiteTeethisanovelthattellsthestoryofthreefamilieslivinginNorthLondonandexploringthemesofrace,identity,andculturalclash.Thenovelwaspublishedin2000andwasZadieSmith'sdebutnovel.WhiteTeethisawittyandinsightfulbookthatoffersapanoramicviewofcontemporaryBritishsociety.

NeverLetMeGobyKazuoIshiguro

NeverLetMeGoisadystopiannovelthattellsthestoryofthreefriendswhogrowupinanEnglishboardingschoolanddiscoveradarksecretabouttheirexistence.Thenovelwaspublishedin2005andwasshortlistedfortheManBookerPrize.NeverLetMeGoisahauntingandbeautifullywrittenbookthatexploresthemesofmortality,love,andthehumancondition.

Conclusion

TheworksintroducedinthisarticlerepresentsomeofthemostsignificantandinfluentialworksofcontemporaryliteraturefromtheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom.Thesebooksexplorethemesthatareprofoundlyrelevanttoourlives,andtheychallengeustoconfrontuncomfortabletruthsaboutourselvesandoursocieties.Theyarealsobeautifullywritten,andtheyofferusthepleasureofexperiencingthepowerandbeautyoflanguage.