antinovel

[ an-tee-nov-uhl, an-tahy- ]

noun
  1. a literary work in which the author rejects the use of traditional elements of novel structure, especially in regard to development of plot and character.

Origin of antinovel

1
First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + novel1

Other words from antinovel

  • an·ti·nov·el·ist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for antinovel

antinovel

/ (ˈæntɪˌnɒvəl) /


noun
  1. Also: anti-roman, nouveau roman a type of prose fiction in which conventional or traditional novelistic elements are rejected

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