Roman à clef

12 Sep, 2026

What is roman à clef, and why does it matter?

Colton Valentine:

Before declaring a novel brutal or ugly, we should say a bit more about what it is.

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Links:

• Why Genre Matters, by Colton Valentine, The Drift
• The Controversy Over Rachel Cusk’s Life of M Misses The Point, by Liz Evans, The Conversation