roman à tiroirs

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French roman à tiroirs (literally “novel with/made of drawers”).

Noun

roman à tiroirs (plural romans à tiroirs)

  1. A piece of fiction, especially a novel, in which the principal or main narrative (or "frame story") is interrupted by secondary narratives.

Further reading

French

Noun

roman à tiroirs m (plural romans à tiroirs)

  1. a
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