The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay<\/a><\/em>? <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThis technique has been used in literary fiction for a long time with great success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Genre Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
To me, the term “genre fiction” merely refers to a novel that stays strictly within the accepted genre conventions. This means the plot follows a known formula. In modern days, the characters fit into a few tropes, and the tenor of the prose is pitched at a certain level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This means that something like “romance” genre fiction could be extremely well-written and explore serious literary issues and be worth everyone’s time to read (I’m thinking of something like Henry James’ Portrait of a Lady<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n\n\nGenre fiction doesn’t automatically mean pure fluff and vacuous entertainment; genre means it follows a formula, and these formulae have a lot of give to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think a lot of people conflate genre fiction with pulp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n