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
Long was Willie Stark in Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 roman à clef, “All the King’s Men.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2022
The roman à clef is always popular with scandal-mongers, but its authors can hardly hope to escape rebuke.
From Adventures Among Books by Lang, Andrew
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
