metafiction

American  

[met-uh-fik-shuhn] / ˈmɛt əˌfɪk ʃən /

noun

1. fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.

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Etymology

Origin of metafiction

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Blurring the lines between fiction and reality — everyone on screen is playing a version of themselves — the result is a tongue-in-cheek metafiction about the pitfalls of an industry that prioritizes productivity over people.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Cortège,” says Hull, is “not a metafiction.”

From Los Angeles Times

An occasional memoirist, essayist, translator, poet and screenwriter, Auster was best known for his metafiction — books that were characterized by their elusive narrators, chance encounters and labyrinthine narratives.

From New York Times

While it’s far from unique — everyone from Miguel Cervantes to James Joyce to Jorge Luis Borges to Kurt Vonnegut have played with metafiction — that doesn’t negate its potential.

From Los Angeles Times

The traumas of “The New Earth” repeatedly prompt intrusions concerning long prose narratives themselves: bold forays into metafiction.

From Los Angeles Times