Anti-story
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈæn.tiˌstɔːɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anti-story is a noun meaning (literature) A work of fiction in which the author breaks in some way the conventional rules of storytelling, usually with some feature (for example, a lack of plot or characters, unusual subject or presentation, etc.) that strongly challenges the reader's expectations.
Meaning
(literature) A work of fiction in which the author breaks in some way the conventional rules of storytelling, usually with some feature (for example, a lack of plot or characters, unusual subject or presentation, etc.) that strongly challenges the reader's expectations.
Word Forms
- anti-stories
- antistory
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antijoke, fiction, antihistory, anticomedy, plothole, fairy tale.
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