Slice of life story

Slice of life is a phrase describing the use of mundane realism depicting everyday experiences in art and entertainment. The theatrical term refers to a naturalistic representation of real life, sometimes used as an adjective, as in "a play with 'slice of life' dialogue." The term originated in 1890–95 as a translation from the French phrase tranche de vie, credited to the French playwright Jean Jullien (1854–1919). Jullien introduced the term no... More

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