roman a clef
Example Sentences
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There is no more quotable novel about Hollywood than Carrie Fisher’s roman à clef, “Postcards From the Edge.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
The story quoted a few skeptics—among them the writer Harry Monaghan, who’d written a well-received roman à clef five years prior, and who had a regular column in the Post.
From Slate • May 27, 2023
It's an adorable kind of roman à clef.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2022
While the story shares a few tantalizing similarities with the author’s life, it’s no roman à clef.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022
Had Madame d'Epinay merely intended to write a roman à clef?
From Books and Characters French and English by Strachey, Giles Lytton
