Minimalism: Less-is-more is not enough

The Washington Post | January 26, 1987| | Copyright

Staring out the window at an accumulation of snow that can only be called maximalist, I think of minimalism. The subject is much on the mind of anyone whose business it is to reflect upon the ever-changing condition of contemporary American literature, minimalism being the style of the moment in certain circles; but what most specifically brings it to mind is an essay by John Barth, in which he manages to give minimalism all due respect-and then some-but in which he also deftly places this literary fad in proper perspective.

Barth's own perspective on the subject is interesting. As a ...

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