The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge () is a 1979 book by the philosopher Jean-François Lyotard, in which the author analyzes the notion of knowledge in postmodern society as the end of 'grand narratives' or metanarratives, which he considers a quintessential feature of modernity.
Jean-François Lyotard's 1979 book "The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge" examines how knowledge functions within postmodern society, arguing that it is the end of grand narratives or overarching metanarratives, which were central to modern thought.