metafiction
[ met-uh-fik-shuh n ]
/ ˈmɛt əˌfɪk ʃən /
noun
fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.
Origin of metafiction
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby metafiction
metacomputer,
metacryst,
metadata,
metaethics,
metafemale,
metafiction,
metagalaxy,
metage,
metagenesis,
metagnathous,
metagonimus
Example sentences from the Web for metafiction
The novel might be a metafiction in the style of John Barth, who has also in his eighties been influenced by cognitive science.