Is there a literary term for this kind of metafiction - books or other works "written by" a fictional character and published in whole? I'm thinking of things like The Diaries of Laura Palmer, or Venus on the Half-Shell.
Don't know if there's a term, but they've become increasingly common in recent years--the Lost book, the "Richard Castle" books, the several books of advice written by "Barney Stinson" (arguably, the Colbert book counts, since it was written "in character.") I'm actually a bit surprised more shows haven't done it--in particular, CBS could make good money off publishing the "L.J. Tibbs" novels by Tim McGhee that are referenced in several episodes of NCIS, and "Dwight Schrute's Guide To Scranton" would sell some copies.
Is there a literary term for this kind of metafiction - books or other works "written by" a fictional character and published in whole? I'm thinking of things like The Diaries of Laura Palmer, or Venus on the Half-Shell.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if there's a term, but they've become increasingly common in recent years--the Lost book, the "Richard Castle" books, the several books of advice written by "Barney Stinson" (arguably, the Colbert book counts, since it was written "in character.") I'm actually a bit surprised more shows haven't done it--in particular, CBS could make good money off publishing the "L.J. Tibbs" novels by Tim McGhee that are referenced in several episodes of NCIS, and "Dwight Schrute's Guide To Scranton" would sell some copies.
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