Andrew Sean Greer explores how authors craft comedy through double-processing narrative
Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Less," explores what makes comic novels work in an essay published this month. He argues that humor in literature requires the author to consciously decide something is funny, citing examples like Moby-Dick and Pale Fire. Greer says writing comedy requires double-processing: first developing characters' realistic struggles, then recasting the narrative as inherently humorous.
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Published 01 Aug 2026, 08:00 UTC · Updated 01 Aug 2026, 08:20 UTC
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