Metafiction

/mˌɛtəfˈɪkʃən/

/mˌɛɾəfˈɪkʃən/

Metafiction

a literary genre that uses self-reflexive techniques to draw attention to its status as a work of fiction, blurring the lines between reality and fiction

Examples

1. Closer to our present time what is known as metafiction and other self-conscious narratives may fall under this category as well.