An antinovel is any experimental work of
The antinovel usually fragments and distorts the experience of its characters, forcing the reader to construct the reality of the story from a disordered narrative.
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antinovel — [an′tī näv΄əl; an′tēnäv΄əl, an′tinäv΄əl] n. [transl. of Fr antiroman, term coined by SARTRE Jean Paul] a work of prose fiction in which such characteristics of the traditional novel as character development, the realistic description of society,… … English World dictionary
antinovel — noun Date: 1958 a work of fiction that lacks most or all of the traditional features of the novel • antinovelist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
antinovel — antinovelist, n. /an tee nov euhl, an tuy /, n. a literary work in which the author rejects the use of traditional elements of novel structure, esp. in regard to development of plot and character. [1955 60; ANTI + NOVEL1] * * * Type of avant… … Universalium
antinovel — noun A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist … Wiktionary
antinovel — n. literary form which is opposed to the traditional form of the novel … English contemporary dictionary
antinovel — an·ti·novel … English syllables
antinovel — an•ti•nov•el [[t]ˈæn tiˌnɒv əl, ˈæn taɪ [/t]] n. lit. a piece of prose fiction lacking elements of novel structure, as plot or character development • Etymology: 1955–60 an′ti•nov el•ist, n … From formal English to slang
antinovel — /ˈæntinɒvəl/ (say anteenovuhl) noun a novel in which the traditional approach to such aspects as plot, form, character, etc., is deliberately rejected …
antinovel — n. a novel in which the conventions of the form are studiously avoided. * * * antinovelist, n. /an tee nov euhl, an tuy /, n. a literary work in which the author rejects the use of traditional elements of novel structure, esp. in regard to… … Useful english dictionary
Sarraute, Nathalie — orig. Nathalie Ilyanova Tcherniak born July 18, 1900, Ivanova, Russia died Oct. 19, 1999, Paris, France French novelist and essayist. She practiced law until с 1940, when she became a full time writer. Tropismes (1939), a collection of sketches,… … Universalium
