meta-fictional work

C40996 concept

A meta-fictional work is a narrative that self-consciously draws attention to its own status as a constructed fiction, often by breaking the fourth wall, commenting on storytelling conventions, or featuring characters aware they are in a story.

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Observed surface forms (4)

metafiction ×6
metaphysical fiction work ×2
metafictional narrative ×1
metatheatrical work ×1

Instances (11)

Irma Vep
surface form: Irma Vep (TV miniseries)
Flaubert's Parrot via concept surface "metafiction"
My Life as a Fake via concept surface "metafiction"
The Knight of the Burning Pestle via concept surface "metatheatrical work"
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius via concept surface "metafiction"
The Garden of Forking Paths via concept surface "metafictional narrative"
The Circular Ruins via concept surface "metaphysical fiction work"
First Among Sequels via concept surface "metafiction"
The Pension Grillparzer via concept surface "metafiction"
Promethea via concept surface "metaphysical fiction work"
Timequake via concept surface "metafiction"