ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Novels usually fall into three categories: literary fiction, genre fiction, and mainstream fiction.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three main types of fiction, also known as forms: short story, novella, and novel. The form of a fictional work is determined primarily by the work’s length.

Detailed explanation-3: -fiction, literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation. Types of literature in the fiction genre include the novel, short story, and novella. The word is from the Latin fictiō, “the act of making, fashioning, or molding.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Mysteries, science fiction, romance, fantasy, chick lit, crime thrillers are all fiction genres. Examples of classic fiction include To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, 1984 by George Orwell and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.