I guess "literary" fiction with a darker, harder edge, but I dislike the categories).
The idea of "literary" fiction makes me groan. By definition, all prose fiction is literature, and, also by definition, all literature is literary. Still, publishers and editors continue to misuse the word literary, as do readers.
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Date: 2011-01-23 04:50 pm (UTC)The idea of "literary" fiction makes me groan. By definition, all prose fiction is literature, and, also by definition, all literature is literary. Still, publishers and editors continue to misuse the word literary, as do readers.