an·ti·nov·el

(ăn′tē-nŏv′əl, ăn′tī-)

A fictional work characterized by the absence of traditional elements of the novel, such as coherent plot structure, consistent point of view, and realistic character portrayal.

an′ti·nov′el·ist n.

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antinovelist

(ˈæntɪˌnɒvəlɪst)

a writer of antinovels

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References in periodicals archive

As a result, many commentators have seen Flaubert as the first modern novelist, even a precursor of the antinovelist, because of his unwillingness to deal with subject matter in the traditional manner.

Madame Bovary

According to a number of critics, Beckett belongs "to a lineage of antinovelists that includes Cervantes, Furetiere, Swift, Sterne, and Diderot" (Pavel 180).

Theatrical Narrative--Samuel Beckett's Molloy

Acerca de la anti-novela, Fowler continua afirmando: "So-called antinovelists have discarded element after element [of the traditional novel], as if pursuing the minimum essential to the kind.

Un tal Lucas y Paradiso: entre novela y anti-novela

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