Paraliterature

Paraliterature

Paraliterature is an academic term for genre literature, such as science fiction, fantasy, mystery, pulp fiction and comic books, which is not generally considered literary fiction by mainstream literary standards.

See also

*Paracinema
*Escapist fiction
*Genre fiction


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