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antinovel definition

anti·novel (an′tī näv′əl; -tē-, -ti-)

noun

a work of prose fiction in which such characteristics of the traditional novel as character development, the realistic description of society, and, esp., a clearly developed narrative are deliberately de-emphasized or rejected

Etymology: transl. of Fr antiroman, term coined by Jean-Paul Sartre

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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