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In some sense, this induces an instinctive aversion to this genre in some readers' eyes; There is very little [[Escapism]] or [[Wish Fulfillment]] in [[Lit Fic]], and if one believes that the ''point'' of fiction is escapism and speculation, they will likely see the genre as a glorified contradiction in terms. There is, of course, a flip side to the above: [[Lit Fic]], more than any other genre, invests itself in real-life situations and real-life people. This is, generally, a good investment; in the end, even in the wackiest and most speculative adventures, the touch of real life - characters and their believable faults and struggles - is what ties everything together, carries the [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] and keeps the [[Eight Deadly Words]] at bay. No one wants to read a story which goes "[[Lyttle Lytton Contest|PEWPEW — Lasers! — PEWPEWPEW!]]" for pages on end. So one might say, at their very base level, genre and [[Lit Fic]] are [[Not So Different]], they just emphasize different aspects of storytelling. |
In some sense, this induces an instinctive aversion to this genre in some readers' eyes; There is very little [[Escapism]] or [[Wish Fulfillment]] in [[Lit Fic]], and if one believes that the ''point'' of fiction is escapism and speculation, they will likely see the genre as a glorified contradiction in terms. There is, of course, a flip side to the above: [[Lit Fic]], more than any other genre, invests itself in real-life situations and real-life people. This is, generally, a good investment; in the end, even in the wackiest and most speculative adventures, the touch of real life - characters and their believable faults and struggles - is what ties everything together, carries the [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] and keeps the [[Eight Deadly Words]] at bay. No one wants to read a story which goes "[[Lyttle Lytton Contest|PEWPEW — Lasers! — PEWPEWPEW!]]" for pages on end. So one might say, at their very base level, genre and [[Lit Fic]] are [[Not So Different]], they just emphasize different aspects of storytelling. |
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Ostensibly for this reason, Lit fic is generally considered the mainstream of fiction, regardless of marketshare. The genre really only began to appear towards the end of the 19th century, when the corresponding genre fictions began to crystallize. |
Ostensibly for this reason, Lit fic is generally considered the mainstream of fiction, regardless of marketshare. The genre really only began to appear towards the end of the 19th century, when the corresponding genre fictions began to crystallize. |
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Archetypal authors in English include: |
Archetypal authors in English include: |
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* [[David Foster Wallace]] (American, [[The Eighties|1980s]]-[[Turn of the Millennium|2000s]]) (While not half as famous as the above, it's a more than fair bet that future literary critics will mark him as ''the'' [[Lit Fic]] writer of Generation X.) |
* [[David Foster Wallace]] (American, [[The Eighties|1980s]]-[[Turn of the Millennium|2000s]]) (While not half as famous as the above, it's a more than fair bet that future literary critics will mark him as ''the'' [[Lit Fic]] writer of Generation X.) |
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* [[Michael Chabon]] (American, 2000s) |
* [[Michael Chabon]] (American, 2000s) |
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* [[Dave Eggers]] (American, 2000s) the "other" famous Gen-X writer |
* [[Dave Eggers]] (American, 2000s) the "other" famous Gen-X writer |
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* [[Jennifer Egan]] (American, [[Turn of the Millennium|2000s]]) |
* [[Jennifer Egan]] (American, [[Turn of the Millennium|2000s]]) |
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* [[Jonathan Franzen]] (American, [[Turn of the Millennium|2000s]]) |
* [[Jonathan Franzen]] (American, [[Turn of the Millennium|2000s]]) |
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[[Category:Anti-Intellectualism]] |
[[Category:Anti-Intellectualism]] |
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[[Category:Literature Genres]] |
[[Category:Literature Genres]] |
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[[Category:Lit Fic]] |
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