anti-story

See also: antistory

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Etymology

From 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.

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