Meaning
fiction, narrative literature
- literary fiction as a genre, including novels and short stories
- the art or style of telling stories, narrative
In a sentence
Preferisco leggere saggi storici piuttosto che opere di narrativa.
I prefer reading historical essays rather than works of fiction.
Nel reparto di narrativa straniera ho trovato diversi autori interessanti.
In the foreign fiction section, I found several interesting authors.
Questo romanzo rappresenta una novità assoluta nella narrativa italiana.
This novel represents an absolute novelty in Italian fiction.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| narrativa | feminine · singular |
| narrative | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- In bookstores and publishing, 'narrativa' corresponds to the English category 'fiction'.