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
Anderson has written, publishing four novels, including "Star," a roman à clef, and three autobiographies — a much larger backlist than the average model/actor.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2023
But “The Blizzard Party” is no roman à clef.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2021
The great charm of Pompey the Little to contemporaries was, of course, the fact that it was supposed to be a roman à clef.
From Gossip in a Library by Gosse, Edmund
