Kmart realism — (KAY.mart REE.uh.liz.um) n. A literary genre characterized by a spare, terse style that features struggling, working class characters in sterile, bleak environments. Example Citation: While brand names are frequently found in Kmart realism, the… … New words
hysterical realism — (his.TAYR.i.cul ree.uh.liz.um) n. A literary genre characterized by exceptional length, frenetic action, offbeat characters, and long digressions on topics secondary to the story. (Cf. magical realism.) Example Citation: White Teeth had, in the… … New words
Dirty realism — is a North American literary movement born in the 1970s 80s in which the narrative is stripped down to its fundamental features.[1] This movement is a derivative of minimalism. As minimalism, dirty realism is characterized by an economy with… … Wikipedia
Minimalism — This article is about the concept in the arts. For other uses, see Minimalism (disambiguation). Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most… … Wikipedia
Books and Magazines — backstory belligerati bibliotherapy blog book blurb whore bonkbuster bookling carnography … New words
Judas biography — (JOO.duhs by.aw.gruh.fee) n. An autobiography that denigrates or betrays a former friend or spouse of the writer. Example Citation: There s a lot of that going around, of course, the mercenary airing of private affairs, the shameless peddling of… … New words
chick lit — n. A literary genre that features books written by women and focusing on young, quirky, female protagonists. Also: chick lit. Example Citation: The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing is the chick lit book of the moment, a loosely linked set of… … New words
hiss and tell — n. A book or article in which the author expresses contempt for a person or for people with whom they have had a relationship. v. hiss and tell adj. Example Citations: As one British journalist put it, Bardot s memoirs are really a hiss and tell … New words
issue literature — n. A literary genre where each work takes as its central theme a social, cultural, or political issue. Example Citation: Strangely or not strangely at all, said Ms Carr, babes are usually feminists, if you mean by feminism the promotion of all… … New words
lad lit — n. A literary genre that features books written by men and focusing on young, male characters, particularly those who are selfish, insensitive, and afraid of commitment. Also: lad literature. lad lit adj. Example Citations: So far, however,… … New words
