text: In 1988 , postmodernist Jean-Franaois Lyotard published Le Postmoderne explique aux enfants ( Postmodernism Explained to Children ) , and the book became a must-read for graduate students everywhere .
  
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  Jean-Franaois Lyotard wrote a useful book for graduate students called , in translation , " Postmodernism Explained to Children . "