fictioninflected
Fictioninflected is an adjective used in literary criticism to describe works, voices, or practices that are strongly shaped by fictional elements or conventions beyond their ostensibly non-fictional frame. The term signals that narrative or documentary materials are permeated by invented or fictionalized content, styles, or perspectives, producing a blend of factual and fictional modes.
Origin and usage: The compound appears in scholarly and review contexts from the early 2000s onward, often
Characteristics: Fictioninflected works frequently deploy devices such as unreliable narration, embedded fictional documents, invented jargon, or
Scope and examples: The label can apply to literary fiction, experimental journalism, or film and digital media
Reception: Critics view fictioninflected works as provocative for exploring how narrative truth is constructed, though the
Related concepts include metafiction, autofiction, intertextuality, and genre-blending.