Nomen

die Erzählprosa

narrative prose, fiction

Romane und Novellen sind Formen der Erzählprosa.

Novels and novellas are forms of narrative prose.

((as subject)) to be/to be considered sth. Narrative prose is... Die Erzählprosa des 19. Jahrhunderts ist sehr vielfältig.

die Belletristik (belles-lettres), die Fiktion (fiction)

Composed of 'erzählen' (to tell, narrate) and 'Prosa' (prose). Literally 'narrating prose'.

Think of it as 'telling prose' – any prose that tells a story, like a novel or short story.

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