Lost Generation discussion

I find it hard to figure out who, exactly, fits under the Lost Generation title. When I look for it, all I ever see is Hem, Fitzgerald, Stein, and Elliot.
But I'd say the writings of Ford Madox fit the bill, and Dos Passos' gloomy stories, especially Three Soldiers, are very lost generation-esque as well.

But I'm wondering. Is it just people who had some affiliation with the first WW1 and survived? Is Wodehouse lost-gen, technically?

What do you all think? How do you go about classifying a writer as Lost Gen?

I've always found this interesting as well. What about British authors like Evelyn Waugh who wrote roughly about the same set. Albeit a few years later. Or the Armenian turned Englishmen Michael Arlen, his novel "The Green Hat" fits perfectly in with the lost generation vibe.

I've always found this interesting as well. What about British authors like Evelyn Waugh who wrote roughly about the same set. Albeit a few years later. Or the Armenian turned Englishmen Michael Arlen, his novel "The Green Hat" fits perfectly in with the lost generation vibe.

One can, at least in my opinion, split this idea of having a literary identity into two groups. The first being the group of writers who lived in that specific era and came out of it carrying all the weight it brought to the literary world. The second group are those who use the era's methods and literary style.

I think I would prefer to read a writer from the first group, without going into ay deeper divisions. Being that any writer who lived in the Lost Generation period and went through most of the things that people at that time went through, are considered to be Lost Generation writers.

To me, it's about the literature they produced and not the literary club they created.

One can, at least in my opinion, split this idea of having a literary identity into two groups. The first being the group of writers who lived in that specific era and came out of it carrying all the weight it brought to the literary world. The second group are those who use the era's methods and literary style.

I think I would prefer to read a writer from the first group, without going into ay deeper divisions. Being that any writer who lived in the Lost Generation period and went through most of the things that people at that time went through, are considered to be Lost Generation writers.

To me, it's about the literature they produced and not the literary club they created.