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I-novel

I-novel noun: a type of autofictional Japanese literary genre; a novel written in that genre.

Noun

I-novel (countable and uncountable, plural I-novels)

  1. A type of autofictional Japanese literary genre; a novel written in that genre.
    • Dazai's novels are largely fiction written in the I-novel spirit. What this means is that although the events described in the novels did not necessarily take place in Dazai's life, the novels as a whole essentially reflect the reality of his life and his feelings at the time, and as such they were...1983, Irena Powell, Writers and Society in Modern Japan, Springer, →ISBN, page 55

Forms of I-novel

pluralI-novels

Questions about I-novel

What does I-novel mean?
I-novel means a type of autofictional Japanese literary genre; a novel written in that genre.
What part of speech is I-novel?
I-novel is a noun.
What is the plural of I-novel?
The plural of I-novel is I-novels.

Words near I-novel in the dictionary

  1. I-ling
  2. i-mutation
  3. I-ness
  4. I-nesses
  5. I-ning
  6. I-novel
  7. I-novels
  8. I-pin
  9. I-pop
  10. i-risk
  11. i-risks

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