Antinovels

/ˌæntiˈnɒvəlz/ noun

Plural of antinov Novel; works of fiction written in a style that deliberately rejects traditional novelistic conventions, often featuring fragmented narratives or rejecting plot.

Plural form of antinov Novel. In 20th-century literary theory (especially associated with French writers like Robbe-Grillet), the 'anti-novel' became a deliberate artistic movement rejecting conventional storytelling—the term inverted its meaning from 'works against novels' to 'novels against convention.'

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