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A picaresque novel tells the adventures of an eccentric or disreputable hero in episodic form. The genre gets its name from the Spanish word picaro, or "rogue."

some of examples of this type of novel are Rudyard Kipling's Kim, Henry Fielding’s The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt.

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A genre fiction, which consists of heroine-centered narratives that focus on the trials and tribulations of their individual protagonists.The genre often addresses issues of modern womanhood – from romantic relationships to female friendships to matters in the workplace – in humorous and lighthearted ways.

In this type of novel the chick lit's protagonists tended to be single, white, heterosexual, British and American women in their late twenties and early thirties, living in metropolitan areas.

The genre became popular in the late 1990s, with chick lit titles topping bestseller lists and the creation of imprints devoted entirely to chick lit.

Examples: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory, The Devil Wear Prada by Lauren Weisberger, Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell, Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar

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German term that indicates a growth. Is a litereary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist. This fictional autobiography is concerned with the development of the protagonist’s mind, spirit, and characters from childhood to adulthood.

some examples are Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

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The best seller, is a literary work which is noted for it's top selling status; it doesn't have to be a really high-qualified literary work, since it's possible to enter to this category just by having a huge amount of sales; it is important to mention that a big amount of best sellers have been qualified as a high-quality literary work.

Some of the best selling author are, Stephen King, Paulo Coelho, Patricia Cornwell and Irving Wallace.

It is said that the book that has been sold the most is "The Bible", and some "Harry Potter" books are on the top of the list.

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This genre is composed by works of fiction, which are focused on the internal life of the protagonist or some other characters; in this type of novel we are able to get to know characters with detail.

In this literary works we manage to see that the thougths, feelings and motivations of the characters, are the components of the plot.

One of the most famous psychological literary works, is "To the lighthouse" by Virginia Wolfe's.

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Roman á these, Social Fiction or Psychological Novels, is a genre that is focused on the development on socities; societies often ruled under totalitarian governments .

This novels often have political or social messages, to make the reader reflect and create a review about it, one of the most written topics of this type of novel, is based on a communist government.

A really famous roman á these literary work, is George Orwell's "Animal Farm".

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A fictional attempt to give the effect of realism. This sort of novel is sometimes called a novel of manners. A realistic novel can be characterized by its complex characters with mixed  motives that are rooted in social class and operate according to highly developed social structure. The characters in realistic novels interact with other characters and undergo plausible and everyday experiences.

Examples: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, Looking for Alaska by John Green, El Abuelo (The Grandfather) by Benito Perez Galdos

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Epistolary fiction is a popular genre where the narrative is told via a series of documents. The word epistolary comes from Latin where ‘epistola’ means a letter. Letters are the most common basis for epistolary novels but diary entries are also popular

Examples: Samuel Richardson’s Pamela and Clarissa, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Alice Walker’s The Color Purple and Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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Satire is loosely defined as art that ridicules a specific topic in order to provoke readers into changing their opinion of it. By attacking what they see as human folly, satirists usually imply their own opinions on how the thing being attacked can be improved.

Examples: George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Joseph Heller’s Catch 22, Mark Twain's The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho.

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a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective (either professional or amateur) investigates a crime, usually a murder.

Some of the most famous heroes of detective fiction include C. Auguste, Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot.

The detective genre is considered to have begun in 1841 with the publication of Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue".

The period between World War I and World War II (the 1920s and 1930s) is generally referred to as the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. In this era female writers constituted a major portion of notable Golden Age writers. Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Josephine Tey, Margery Allingham, and Ngaio Marsh.

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Gothic fiction, which is known by its subgenre of Gothic horror, is a genre or of literature and which combines fiction and horror, death, terror, mystery, thriller, supernatural, doom, death, decay, old haunted buildings with ghosts and even romance.

It was originated in England, in the second half of the 18th century, and attributed to Horace Walpole, where, following Walpole, it was further developed by Clara Reeve, Ann Radcliffe, William Thomas Beckford, and Matthew Lewis, etc

The genre had a lot of success in the 19th century, as witnessed in Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol, Dracula, etc.

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Is fiction that imagines possible alternatives to reality. It is reality + "What-if." (What if the world ended? What if there were life on other planets?)

The imaginary part of science fiction is based on known scientific facts. It can also criticize present-day society, and is often said to inspire a "sense of wonder"

Examples: A Journey to the Center of the Earth. by Jules Verne, The War of the Worlds. by H.G. Wells, Dune by  Frank Herbert, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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The horror genre is a speculative fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror can be supernatural, but it might also be non-supernatural.

J. A. Cuddon defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing".

Some of examples of Horro, are:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde​ by Robert Louis Stevenson, ​Psycho by Robert Bloch, ​The Exorcist​ by William Peter Blatty, Stephen King’s​ The Shining.

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Concepts of Horror in Fiction ( Writing Tips )

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Is a novel based on the life of the author.

Although the events of the author's life are related, there is no claim to an exact truth. Events can be exaggerated or modified for artistic or thematic purposes.

To be considered an
autobiographical novel by most standards, there must be a protagonist inspired by the author and a central plot that reflects the events of his life.

Examples: Charles Dickens’ David Coppefield, Great Expectations, D. H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers, Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, Ralph Ellison ‘s Invisible Man, Maya Angelou’ s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , Virginia Wolfe’s The Lighthouse. Anne Frank' Diary of Anne Frank.

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A Historical novel is a novel set in a period earlier than that of the writing. It mixes real events and people with fictional characters or sometimes from real history.

It tries to convey the spirit, customs and social conditions of a bygone era with realistic detail to historical fact.

Some examples of this are: Thackeray's Vanity Fair, Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, George Eliot's Romola and Charles Kingsley's Westward Ho!, Ken Follet’s Fall of Giants

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The term romance is also applied to a type of novel defined by Walter Scott as "a fictitious narrative in prose or verse; the interest of which turns upon marvelous and uncommon incidents."

This genre is about love and passion. Normally, the focus is on two characters who fall in love but have problems or obstacles keeping them apart, and there is a happy ending.

Some of the examples are: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brotë, The Princess Bride by William Goldman, Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, Normal People by Sally Rooney.