Roman à clef or roman à clef (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɑ̃n a kle]), French for "novel with a key", is a phrase used to describe a novel about real life, overlaid with a façade of fiction. The fictitious names in the novel represent real people, and the "key" is the relationship between the nonfiction and the fiction. This "key" may be produced separately by the author, or implied through the use of epigraphs or other literary devices.
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Books In This Genre:
- The Carpetbaggers ,
- Ruth Hall ,
- Show Business ,
- Show Business 1992 ,
- The Great Indian Novel ,
- 69 ,
- All Quiet on the Western Front ,
- Animal Farm ,
- Antic Hay ,
- The Bell Jar
Also known as:
- Roman a clef