non-fictionn.adj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈfɪkʃn/, U.S.

/nɑnˈfɪkʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, fiction n.

Etymology: < non- prefix + fiction n. With use as adjective compare slightly earlier non-fictional adj.

A. n.

Prose writing other than fiction, such as history, biography, and reference works, esp. that which is concerned with the narrative depiction of factual events; the genre comprising this.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > [noun]

non-fiction1867

1867 J. Winsor in Ann. Rep. Boston Publ. Libr. 48 This, as we have seen, is above the proportion of our circulation between fiction and non-fiction.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 June 5/2 In Capetown the percentage of non-fiction to the total number of volumes is 58.

1922 R. C. Holliday & A. Van Rensselaer Business of Writing 174 Successful works of non-fiction not infrequently are later issued in cheaper forms by the original publisher.

1951 L. Z. Hobson Celebrity (1953) xvi. 255 In this bad slump, nonfiction's the only thing selling—apart from one or two novels a year.

1995 New Yorker 21 Aug. 118/1 Those readers too impatient with the formalities of nonfiction to read ‘Comrade Criminal’, Stephen Handelman's superb work on the post-Soviet mafiya.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of, relating to, or consisting of non-fiction; non-fictional. non-fiction novel n. a novel written about real situations or characters.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > other types of novel

political novel1735

comic novel1787

epistolary1804

autobiographical novel1832

Robinsonade1837

roman1867

sea-book1867

roman à clef1882

roman expérimental1884

hill-top novel1895

saga1895

Bildungsroman1910

pulp fiction1931

American Gothic1938

Künstlerroman1941

suspense novel1952

nouveau roman1959

sword and sorcery1961

graphic novel1964

non-fiction novel1965

schlockbuster1966

dark fantasy1968

celebrity novel1969

swashbuckler1975

chick lit1988

splatterpunk1988

Aga saga1992

1895 Library 7 172 In the Reference and Non-Fiction Lending Libraries I think this is the best plan.

1930 Times Educ. Suppl. 31 May 248/3 One of the most pleasing features was an increase of 344 issues of non-fiction literature.

1965 Vogue (U.S. ed.) 15 Oct. 94/1 [Truman] Capote is an experimenter, an adventurer. His newest experiment is In Cold Blood, a unique book, for it is the first non-fiction novel, a precise documentary, in many ways brilliantly composed.

1987 J. Saltman Mod. Canad. Children's Bks. 22 Illustrations combined with non-fiction autobiographical texts that..offer a set of nostalgic reminiscences of children as seen through adult eyes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-fiction
释义	non-fictionn.adj. Brit. /nɒnˈfɪkʃn/, U.S. /nɑnˈfɪkʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, fiction n. Etymology: < non- prefix + fiction n. With use as adjective compare slightly earlier non-fictional adj. A. n. Prose writing other than fiction, such as history, biography, and reference works, esp. that which is concerned with the narrative depiction of factual events; the genre comprising this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > [noun] non-fiction1867 1867 J. Winsor in Ann. Rep. Boston Publ. Libr. 48 This, as we have seen, is above the proportion of our circulation between fiction and non-fiction. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 June 5/2 In Capetown the percentage of non-fiction to the total number of volumes is 58. 1922 R. C. Holliday & A. Van Rensselaer Business of Writing 174 Successful works of non-fiction not infrequently are later issued in cheaper forms by the original publisher. 1951 L. Z. Hobson Celebrity (1953) xvi. 255 In this bad slump, nonfiction's the only thing selling—apart from one or two novels a year. 1995 New Yorker 21 Aug. 118/1 Those readers too impatient with the formalities of nonfiction to read ‘Comrade Criminal’, Stephen Handelman's superb work on the post-Soviet mafiya. B. adj. (attributive). Of, relating to, or consisting of non-fiction; non-fictional. non-fiction novel n. a novel written about real situations or characters. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > other types of novel political novel1735 comic novel1787 epistolary1804 autobiographical novel1832 Robinsonade1837 roman1867 sea-book1867 roman à clef1882 roman expérimental1884 hill-top novel1895 saga1895 Bildungsroman1910 pulp fiction1931 American Gothic1938 Künstlerroman1941 suspense novel1952 nouveau roman1959 sword and sorcery1961 graphic novel1964 non-fiction novel1965 schlockbuster1966 dark fantasy1968 celebrity novel1969 swashbuckler1975 chick lit1988 splatterpunk1988 Aga saga1992 1895 Library 7 172 In the Reference and Non-Fiction Lending Libraries I think this is the best plan. 1930 Times Educ. Suppl. 31 May 248/3 One of the most pleasing features was an increase of 344 issues of non-fiction literature. 1965 Vogue (U.S. ed.) 15 Oct. 94/1 [Truman] Capote is an experimenter, an adventurer. His newest experiment is In Cold Blood, a unique book, for it is the first non-fiction novel, a precise documentary, in many ways brilliantly composed. 1987 J. Saltman Mod. Canad. Children's Bks. 22 Illustrations combined with non-fiction autobiographical texts that..offer a set of nostalgic reminiscences of children as seen through adult eyes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1867
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