metafiction

American  

[met-uh-fik-shuhn] / ˈmɛt əˌfɪk ʃən /

noun

1. fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.

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Etymology

Origin of metafiction

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

As metafiction goes, it could hardly be more poignant, though poignancy is not the author’s style.

From The Wall Street Journal

Blurring the lines between fiction and reality — everyone on screen is playing a version of themselves — the result is a tongue-in-cheek metafiction about the pitfalls of an industry that prioritizes productivity over people.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Cortège,” says Hull, is “not a metafiction.”

From Los Angeles Times

An occasional memoirist, essayist, translator, poet and screenwriter, Auster was best known for his metafiction — books that were characterized by their elusive narrators, chance encounters and labyrinthine narratives.

From New York Times

While it’s far from unique — everyone from Miguel Cervantes to James Joyce to Jorge Luis Borges to Kurt Vonnegut have played with metafiction — that doesn’t negate its potential.

From Los Angeles Times