What is post-modernism (in literary works?

What literary works from Edgar Allan POE are most directly related to his life?

• We need to write a research paper focusing on finding the relevance between the author's life and his literary works, which basically requires us to research on how does his life affect his literary work, or how does his work reflect his life. However, I've only read his <the tale-tell heart>, which I couldn't find the obvious facts related to his life. Can anybody help me choose a typical story from him which has a obvious relationship between his life? Thank you in advance!

• Answer:

  I would strongly recommend "The Black Cat." The protagonist's intemperance reflect Poe's easily, the fact that he is haunted by the figure of the black cat reflect the proverbial ghosts which haunted Poe throughout his life. There are other works with significant parallels, but this would definitely be the most productive.