Roman a clef

Literary/ Cultural Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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From the French meaning novel with a key, a novel where the fiction represents actual persons and events thinly disguised by pseudonyms. The reader who has the key can read the novel as real history.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Roman a clef". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=966, accessed 19 March 2024.]

966 Roman a clef 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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