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Genres are formed shared literary conventions that change over time as new genres emerge while others fade. As such, genres are not wholly fixed categories of writing; rather, their content evolves according to social and cultural contexts and contemporary questions of morals and norms.
The 21st century in literature refers to world literature produced during the 21st century. The measure of years is, for the purpose of this article, literature written from (roughly) the year 2001 to the present. 2001 – The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen; [1] Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand; [2] Life of Pi by Yann Martel ...
A literary genre is a category of literature.Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or length (especially for fiction).They generally move from more abstract, encompassing classes, which are then further sub-divided into more concrete distinctions. [1]
Literary movements are a way to divide literature into categories of similar philosophical, topical, or aesthetic features, as opposed to divisions by genre or period. Like other categorizations, literary movements provide language for comparing and discussing literary works.
Contemporary literature is literature which is generally set after World War II and coincident with contemporary history. [ citation needed ] Subgenres of contemporary literature include contemporary romance and others.
Drama is literature intended for performance. [139] The form is combined with music and dance in opera and musical theatre (see libretto). A play is a written dramatic work by a playwright that is intended for performance in a theatre; it comprises chiefly dialogue between characters.
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Chilean writer, National Prize for Literature winner (2004) 86 [174] January 30: Jörn Donner: Finnish writer 86 Lung disease [175] January 31: Mary Higgins Clark: American best-selling author of suspense novels 92 [176] February 3: George Steiner, FBA: Frenco-American literary critic and essayist (After Babel) 90 [177] February 4: Kamau Brathwaite