roman à tiroirs

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French roman à tiroirs (literally “novel with/made of drawers”).

  1. borrowed from roman à tiroirs

Definitions

  1. A piece of fiction, especially a novel, in which the principal or main narrative (or…

    A piece of fiction, especially a novel, in which the principal or main narrative (or "frame story") is interrupted by secondary narratives.

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