Modern philosophic novel
Actually it is hard to talk about typical features of modern philosophic novel as there is no strict point of view as for the existence of such phenomenon as modern philosophic novel. There are men of letters of two different points of view. There are those who say that the genre of philosophic novel is dead today, and there are those who say that it is not.
Both of them have their arguments to weight their opinion. Though, no matter on that they have no common opinion about this question, though they tried to find it. And so, there are men of letters who say that there is only a classic of the genre of philosophic novels. They say works we have today are deprived of any philosophic idea and though.
Those who are opposite towards them say that they are wrong, and there are beautiful and brilliant modern examples of philosophic novels. You will have to make your own choice whether you will follow one or another opinion. So, as for those who support the existence of this genre nowadays that that main characters a changed a bit, but there are still necessary features of those.
But, their opposites say that modern philosophic novel is deprived of all the precious features common for philosophic novel. One way or another, they say that there are no actions in those works and the main characters are penetrated in the world of their fantasies and thinking over this world. And it is impossible for one to cognize this world staying locked in its own consciousness.