Epistolary novel
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An epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of documents. The usual form is letters, although diary entries, newspaper clippings and other documents are sometimes used. The word epistolary comes from the word epistle, meaning a letter.
One argument for using the epistolary form is that it can add greater realism and verisimilitude to the story, chiefly because it mimics the workings of real life and induces a voyeuristic intimacy.
See also
- Love letter
- Dracula (novel)
- Les Liaisons dangereuses
- The Lustful Turk
- Clarissa
- The Sorrows of Young Werther
- Mademoiselle de Maupin (novel)
- Pamela (novel)
- Julie, or the New Heloise
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