Transgressional fiction

Transgressional fiction is a form of fiction in which the story centers around one or more characters who feel confined by the current norms and expectations of society. These characters, throughout the course of the story, attempt to break out from those boundaries and find that which they are looking for, be it better self-identity, inner peace, or anything else that they are unable to attain within the current boundaries. Almost by definition, the actions these characters perform are frequently anti-social. Famous examples of transgressional literature, such as those cited below, have aroused controversy, as the characters' anti-social lifestyles may emphasize the negative or violent connotations that adjective carries. At the same time, transgressional fiction is less bound by societal restrictions, and it is capable of pungent commentary upon the society its characters inhabit. Minimalism is a common method of writing in transgressional fiction. The author Chuck Palahniuk often uses the phrase transgressional fiction when describing his form of writing.

Authors of transgressional fiction

\n*Steve Aylett\n*J.G. Ballard\n*Douglas Coupland\n*Bret Easton Ellis\n*Amy Hempel\n*Chuck Palahniuk\n*Irvine Welsh

Notable works of transgressional fiction

\nThis is a short list of works of transgressional fiction that are of considerable popularity.\n*American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis\n*A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess\n*Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson\n*Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk\n*Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland\n*Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh Category:Fiction