Definition
Something that opposes or rejects traditional storytelling structures, linear plots, or narrative conventions.
Etymology
From anti- (against) + narrative (a story or account). This term emerged in postmodern literary criticism (late 20th century) to describe experimental literature that defies conventional story structures.
Kelly Says
Some famous 'antinarrative' novels like those by author David Foster Wallace deliberately frustrate your expectations of how a story should unfold, making readers work harder but also think differently about what a 'story' even is.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንግዲህ ነገር ነው
en-gid-dih ne-ger ne-w
ARالعربية
مُعارِض للرواية
mu-a-riḍ li-l-ru-wa-yah
BNবাংলা
প্রতি-কাহিনী
pro-ti-ka-hi-nee
CACatalà
Antinarratiu
an-ti-nar-ra-tiu
CSČeština
Antinarrativní
an-ti-nar-ra-ti-vny
DADansk
Anti-narrativ
an-ti-nar-ra-tiv
DEDeutsch
Anti-narrative
an-ti-nar-ra-tiv
ELΕλληνικά
Αντιναρρατιβικό
an-ti-nar-ra-ti-vi-ko
ESEspañol
Antinarrativo
an-ti-nar-ra-ti-vo
FAفارسی
ضد روایی
d-d ru-a-yi
FISuomi
Anti-narratiivinen
an-ti-nar-ra-ti-i-vi-nen
FRFrançais
Antinarratif
an-ti-nar-ra-tif
GUGU
નર્રેટિવ વિરુદ્ધ
nar-re-tiv vi-ruddh
HAHA
Abo-naratif
a-bo-nar-a-tif
HEעברית
מתנגד לסיפור
me-tan-ged li-s-por
HIहिन्दी
विरोधी कथा
vi-ro-dhi ka-tha
HUMagyar
Antinarrativ
an-ti-nar-ra-tiv
IDBahasa Indonesia
Anti-naratif
an-ti-nar-a-tif
IGIG
N'ime n'ime
n'ime n'ime
ITItaliano
Antinarrativo
an-ti-nar-ra-ti-vo
KKKK
Нарысқа қарсы
nar-ys-qa kar-sy
KMKM
ប្រឆាំងនឹងប្រវត្តិ
bra-cha-ng neung pra-vat-tri
MRMR
कथाविरोधी
ka-tha-vi-ro-dhi
MSBahasa Melayu
Anti-naratif
an-ti-nar-a-tif
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုလိုမည်
so-lo-mi
NLNederlands
Antinarratief
an-ti-nar-ra-tief
NONorsk
Anti-narrativ
an-ti-nar-ra-tiv
PAPA
ਕਹਾਣੀ ਵਿਰੁੱद्ध
ka-ha-ni vi-ruddh
PLPolski
Antynarracyjny
an-ti-nar-ra-cyj-ny
PTPortuguês
Antinarrativo
an-ti-nar-ra-ti-vo
RORomână
Antinarrativ
an-ti-nar-ra-tiv
RUРусский
Антинарратив
anti-nar-ra-tiv
SVSvenska
Anti-narrativ
an-ti-nar-ra-tiv
SWKiswahili
Anti-narative
an-ti-nar-a-tiv
TAதமிழ்
கதையெதிர்ப்பு
ka-tha-i-thir-ppu
TEతెలుగు
కథావిరోధి
ka-tha-vi-ro-dhi
THไทย
ต่อต้านเรื่องราว
dtua-taan reuang-rao
TLTL
Anti-naratibo
an-ti-nar-a-ti-bo
TRTürkçe
Antinarratif
an-ti-nar-ra-tif
UKУкраїнська
Антинарратив
anti-nar-ra-tiv
URاردو
مخالفت کہانی
makhalfat ka-hani
VITiếng Việt
Phản kháng chuyện
phan-khang chuyen
ZUZU
Anti-narrative
an-ti-nar-ra-tiv