Autofiction
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A blend of autobiography and fiction; faction. countable, uncountable
"On the other hand, autofiction has afforded many writers a means to deal with the self in a way that straddles the genres of classic literature and goes beyond its culturally determined norms. Autofiction reveals existential motives for writing, raising them to the status of components in the autobiographical debate."
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More examples"On the other hand, autofiction has afforded many writers a means to deal with the self in a way that straddles the genres of classic literature and goes beyond its culturally determined norms. Autofiction reveals existential motives for writing, raising them to the status of components in the autobiographical debate."
Etymology
Borrowed from French autofiction, blend of autobiography + fiction.
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