feuilleton

American  

[foi-i-tn, fœy^uh-tawn] / ˈfɔɪ ɪ tn, fœyəˈtɔ̃ /

noun

plural

feuilletons

1. a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.

2. an item printed in the feuilleton.

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feuilleton British  

/ fœjtɔ̃, ˈfʊɪˌtɒn /

noun

1. the part of a European newspaper carrying reviews, serialized fiction, etc

2. such a review or article

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Other Word Forms

• feuilletonism noun
• feuilletonist noun
• feuilletonistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of feuilleton

1835–45; < French, equivalent to feuillet little leaf ( feuille (< Latin folium leaf ) + -et -et ) + -on noun suffix

Example Sentences

Before Roth found success as a novelist, he established himself as one of Europe’s leading writers of the feuilleton, a form that originated as a “talk of the town” newspaper supplement in 19th-century France.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

In 1969, Perec told his editor Maurice Nadeau that he was planning an adventure novel which was to appear serially, feuilleton style, as the stories of Jules Verne had.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 16, 2019

“It’s a system that eats everything, that devours everything,” he said of the feuilleton aesthetic, a leading modern manifestation of which is the television soap opera.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2011

In 1987 Faber brought out a startling feuilleton entitled A Special Relationship.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2010

Meanwhile the first two parts were reprinted as a feuilleton in Heathcote’s Intelligencer, perhaps the earliest instance of the appearance of such a work in such a form.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various