˜yĐÄvlog

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autofiction

[ aw-toh-fik-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a genre of novel or short story whose narrator or protagonist is understood to be the author, and which explores the author’s real-life story using the techniques and devices of fiction.


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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of autofiction1

First recorded in 1975–80; auto- 1( def ) + fiction ( def )
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Example Sentences

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The show details the lead-up and sensational fallout from Truman Capote’s autofiction exposĂ© of the gaggle of upper crust women in his social circle, which resulted in a banishment that would send “Gossip Girl” to the hospital in shock.

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Knausgaard doesn’t understand the concept of restraint: Be it in his celebrated six-volume autofiction epic “My Struggle” or this, the third volume of a series about the mysterious arrival of a new star, he aspires to pack as much as he can in one book.

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The nested-doll structure of MĂ€kelÀ’s film speaks to the writer-director’s fascination with the pleasures and perils of autofiction.

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July’s work in film, literature, and performance has always drawn on her personal experience but now, with autofiction reigning as a dominant literary tactic for more than a decade, “All Fours” fits right in with the work of Jenny Offill, Rachel Cusk and the rediscovered Lucia Berlin.

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He plans to write another novel, in the more experimental form of lyrical autofiction.

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