| 单词 | roman a clef |
| 释义 | roman a clef (once / 513884 pages) n A novel that tells a loosely disguised true story, using fictional names for the characters, can be called a roman a clef. Both The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway are believed by many to be romans a clef, stories based on events in the authors' actual lives. The characters in both books have made-up names, but like many romans a clef, they are recognizable as real people. In French, roman à clef means "novel with a key," with the "key" being the hints the writer gives about the relationship between fact and fiction. WORD FAMILYroman a clef USAGE EXAMPLES“Postcards From the Edge” was Ms. Fisher’s roman à clef that portrayed Ms. Reynolds as a kind of nonchalant, casually narcissistic gorgon of a mother. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) “Nothing is ever roman à clef style, with veiled identities,” she says. Wall Street Journal(Aug 05, 2016) It was about a lapsed author emancipated from her husband by writing a successful roman à clef based on her passionate sex life. New York Times(Jul 15, 2016) n a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters Hyper novel an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story |
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