nouveau roman en · NOUN
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau roman (literally “new novel”); coined by Émile Henriot in the newspaper Le Monde on May 22, 1957.
Meanings
- A type of 1950s French novel that diverged from classical literary genres; antinovel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nouveaux romans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |