anti-story

See also: antistory

English

Alternative forms

• antistory

Etymology

anti- +‎ story.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ti.ˈstɔːɹi/

Noun

anti-story (plural anti-stories)

1. (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 punctuation, odd subject or presentation, etc.) that strongly challenges the reader's expectations.

Hypernyms

• fiction

Related terms

• see story

Translations

unconventional work of fiction

• Polish: antypowieść (pl)
• Portuguese: anti-história f