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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 May 2010
Adventure/thriller
Allegorical adventure
Coming-of-age narrative
Docu-history (fictional narratives presented as accurate history)
Espionage narrative
Experimental novel
Fable (focus on moment of epiphany about learning, faith, or belief)
Fairy tale
Family drama (focus on functioning of family unit)
Family saga (inter-generational family story, less psychological than above)
Fantasy
Farce
Horror
Human condition (author's view of h.c, often features multiple protagonists)
Humor
Immigrant experience
Legend (re-told account of classic stories, e.g., Arthurian legend)
Life story (differs from S-K/PG because lacks self-awareness of protagonist)
Minority experience
Modern relationship
Morality tale
Mystery
Police story
Postmodern life (incorporates literary style)
Psychological thriller
Romance
Science fiction
Sensationalism (explicit or exploitive sex, crime, consumerism, scandal)
Self-knowledge/personal growth (story of growing self-understanding)
Slice of life (description of lesser known culture or subculture, e.g., energy industry)
Spiritual exploration
Tragedy
War experience (describes effects, good or bad, of war on people involved)
War scenario (posits war scenarios, often focusing on weapons systems and deployment)
Western
Woman's success story (e.g., the first woman president's story)
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