Can you name some famous modernism short story writers?

One famous modernism fiction writer is F. Scott Fitzgerald. His 'The Great Gatsby' is a classic of modernist literature, exploring themes of wealth, love, and the American Dream in a very modernist way. Ernest Hemingway is also significant. His spare and direct writing style, as seen in works like 'The Sun Also Rises', was a departure from traditional fiction and was very much in line with modernist ideals. Additionally, Marcel Proust with his 'In Search of Lost Time' is a major figure in modernist fiction, known for his detailed exploration of memory and time.

Ray Bradbury was still active in the 1970s and had some great short stories. His works often had a touch of science fiction and explored deep human emotions. Another one is Joyce Carol Oates. Her short stories in the 1970s were known for their complex characters and exploration of dark themes.

Thomas Pynchon is a well - known post modernist novelist. His works like 'Gravity's Rainbow' are complex and full of post modern elements such as multiple plotlines and a blurring of different historical and fictional elements. Another is Italo Calvino. His novels, for example, 'If on a winter's night a traveler', play with the structure of the novel and the relationship between the reader and the text.

James Joyce is a very famous one. His 'Ulysses' is a masterpiece of modernism novels. Virginia Woolf is also well - known for her works like 'To the Lighthouse'. Another is F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose 'The Great Gatsby' has elements of modernism.

There are several great postmodern short story writers. One is Kurt Vonnegut. His short stories often have a satirical edge and play with different narrative forms. For instance, his use of non - traditional chronology. Another writer is Grace Paley. Her short stories are known for their unique voices and the way they blend the personal and the political in a postmodern way. David Foster Wallace is also a significant figure. His short stories are complex and often explore themes of self - awareness and the postmodern condition through elaborate language and narrative devices.

One well - known Native American short story writer is Sherman Alexie. His works often explore the experiences of Native Americans in modern society while still drawing on traditional cultural elements.

Donald Barthelme is a well - known postmodern American short story writer. His works are known for their fragmented and often absurd narratives. Another one is Raymond Carver. His stories, while sometimes having elements of minimalism, also show postmodern traits like the exploration of ordinary life in a complex and often subversive way. And of course, there is Joyce Carol Oates. Her short stories often play with different literary techniques and themes that are characteristic of postmodernism, such as the blurring of reality and the exploration of the darker sides of human nature.

One of the well - known ones is Kaaron Warren. Her works often explore the darker aspects of the human psyche in an Australian context. Another is Stephen M. Irwin. He has created some great horror stories with unique Australian settings.

One famous post modernism novel is 'Slaughterhouse - Five' by Kurt Vonnegut. It plays with time and the idea of free will in a very post - modern way, with the main character becoming 'unstuck in time'.