genre fiction
noun[U]
uk/ˈʒɒn.rə ˌfɪk.ʃən//ˈʒɑ̃ː.rə ˌfɪk.ʃən/us/ˈʒɑːn.rə ˌfɪk.ʃən/fiction(=booksorstoriesaboutimaginarycharactersandevents)that is writtenaccordingto aparticularmodelorstyle, forexamplecrimefiction,romanticfiction, orsciencefiction:
Thesestorieswill beenjoyedbyreadersof bothgenrefictionandliteraryfiction.
Genrefictionis usually written with aspecificaudienceinmind.
- Peoplethinkthat making alivingwritinggenrefictioniseasy, but it isn't.
- As awriter, she has aninterestingenrefictionbut is notafraidtoexperiment.
- Hewantedtofreehimself from the restraints ofgenrefiction.
- I'm notashamedto say I'm afanofgenrefiction.
- Newtechnologyis one of thefavouritethemesofgenrefiction.
Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- Afrofuturism
- allegorical
- allegory
- anime
- autobiographical
- computer-animated
- cyberpunk
- episodic
- Gothic
- kitchen-sink
- melodrama
- prosy
- pulpy
- satirical
- science fiction
- self-referential
- SFF
- shoot-em-up
- smash
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