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Autofiction meaning

A blend of autobiography and fiction; faction.

Using Autofiction

  • The main meaning on this page is: A blend of autobiography and fiction; faction.

Context around Autofiction

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Autofiction

  • In this selection, "autofiction" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, using, though and label stand out and add context to how "autofiction" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include began using autofiction to write and refuses the autofiction label precisely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "autofiction" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with autofiction

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Though the story is autofiction, the vivid details surrounding her family history made me feel so close to the author. (20 words)

Ernaux, for example, refuses the autofiction label precisely because she seeks to shift the focus away from the self and toward the collective. (23 words)

This startling work of autofiction, which signalled a new direction for Cusk, follows an author teaching a creative writing course over one hot summer in Athens. (26 words)

In the 1990s, continuing into the early 2000s, a wave of French women authors began using autofiction to write about intimate topics, often relating to gender, sexuality, and other experiences of the body, such as eating disorders and assault. (39 words)

Though autofiction has a broad and malleable definition, it may be understood as a work of literature that depicts real events from the author’s life, but takes liberties associated with fiction. (32 words)

This startling work of autofiction, which signalled a new direction for Cusk, follows an author teaching a creative writing course over one hot summer in Athens. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

Ernaux, for example, refuses the autofiction label precisely because she seeks to shift the focus away from the self and toward the collective.

In the 1990s, continuing into the early 2000s, a wave of French women authors began using autofiction to write about intimate topics, often relating to gender, sexuality, and other experiences of the body, such as eating disorders and assault.

Though autofiction has a broad and malleable definition, it may be understood as a work of literature that depicts real events from the author’s life, but takes liberties associated with fiction.

Though the story is autofiction, the vivid details surrounding her family history made me feel so close to the author.

This startling work of autofiction, which signalled a new direction for Cusk, follows an author teaching a creative writing course over one hot summer in Athens.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "autofiction" in a sentence?
An example: "Ernaux, for example, refuses the autofiction label precisely because she seeks to shift the focus away from the self and toward the collective." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "autofiction" from authentic English texts.
What does "autofiction" mean?
Autofiction means: A blend of autobiography and fiction; faction.
How many example sentences with "autofiction" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "autofiction", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.