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Any form of writing style that deviates from the norm of technical conventions used in writing literature.
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anti-novel — /anˈti nov l/ noun A type of novel originating in the mid 20c which largely discards plot and character and concerns itself with tiny inner dramas on the border of consciousness ORIGIN: ↑anti (3) … Useful english dictionary
novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; … Universalium
ANTI- — prefix (also ant before a vowel or h) forming nouns and adjectives meaning: 1 opposed to; against (antivivisectionism). 2 preventing (antiscorbutic). 3 the opposite of (anticlimax). 4 rival (antipope). 5 unlike the conventional form (anti hero;… … Useful english dictionary
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