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Originally Posted by seagull
This may be of some interest.
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The line I understood the most was this one:
"The label "literary fiction" is often used disparagingly, as if "literary" were synonymous with "pretentious" or "plot-free". "
I tried to read the rest, but got bored with the article.
SP: If literary fiction is supposed to be ageless and enduring, how can we know about last year's book? I still don't understand this thing called 'literary fiction'. Is it just fiction that doesn't fit any of the usual named genres?