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Literary genres are determined by literary technique, tone, content and by critic definitions of the
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Fiction genres
These are genres belonging to the realm of literary fiction. Some genres listed may reappear
throughout the list, indicating cross-genre status.
Absurdist fiction
Literary nonsense
Adventure novel
Epic
Imaginary voyage
Lost World
Men's adventure
Milesian tale
Picaresque novel (picaresco)
Robinsonade
Apocalyptic robinsonade
Science fiction robinsonade
Sea story
Brit lit
Children's literature
Young-adult fiction
Class S
Light novel
Comic novel
Black comedy
Parody
Romantic comedy
Satire

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Picaresque novel
Political satire
Education fiction
Campus novel
Campus murder mystery
School story
Varsity novel
Experimental fiction
Antinovel
Ergodic literature
Erotic fiction
Erotic romance
Picaresque novel (picaresco)
Women's erotica
Historical fiction
Historical romance
Metahistorical romance
Historical whodunnit
Holocaust novel
Plantation tradition
Prehistoric fiction
Regency novel
Regency romance
Memoir
Autobiographical novel
Bildungsroman
Slave narrative
Contemporary slave narrative
Neo-slave narrative
Metafiction
Nonfiction novel
Biographical novel
Autobiographical novel
Semi-autobiographical novel
Occupational fiction
Hollywood novel
Legal thriller
Medical fiction
Medical romance
Musical fiction
Lab lit
Sports fiction
Philosophical fiction
Existentialist fiction
Novel of ideas
Philosophical horror
Platonic Dialogues

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Political fiction
Political satire
Pulp fiction
Religious fiction
Christian fiction
Christian science fiction
Contemporary Christian fiction
LDS fiction
Luciferian literature
Saga
Family saga
Speculative fiction
Science fiction
Hard science fiction
Soft science fiction
Space opera
Punk
Cyberpunk
Dieselpunk
Atompunk
Nanopunk
Postcyberpunk
Steampunk
Clockpunk
Biopunk
Alternative universe
Scientific romance
Horror
Gothic fiction
Paranormal
Southern Gothic
Splatterpunk
Fantasy
by Theme
Comic fantasy
Dark fantasy
Magic realism
Mythic
Paranormal Fantasy
Superhero fantasy
Sword and sorcery
By setting
Epic Fantasy / High fantasy
Low fantasy
Prehistoric fantasy
Historical fantasy
Urban fantasy

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Speculative Cross Genre fiction

Science fantasy
Sword and planet
Weird fiction
Suspense fiction
Crime fiction
Detective fiction
Mystery fiction
Westerns
Women's Fiction
Class S
Femslash
Matron literature
Romance novel
Yaoi
Yuri
Workplace tell-all
Tragedy
Melodrama
Urban fiction
Thriller
Conspiracy fiction
Legal thriller
Medical thriller
Political thriller
Spy fiction
Psychological thriller
Techno-thriller
General Cross Genre
Historical romance
Juvenile fantasy
LGBT Pulp Fiction
Gay male pulp fiction
Lesbian pulp fiction
Lesbian erotica fiction
Paranormal romance
Romantic fantasy
Tragicomedy

Nonfiction genres
These are genres belonging to the realm of literary nonfiction. Some genres listed may reappear
throughout the list, indicating cross-genre status.
Biography
Autobiography, Memoir
Spiritual autobiography
Creative nonfiction
Diaries and Journals

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Erotic literature
Essay, Treatise
Fable, Fairy tale, Folklore
History
Popular history
People's history
Official history
Academic history
Narrative history
Whig history
Letter
Religious text
Apologetics
Proverbs
Scripture
Christian literature
Islamic literature
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