narrativa

Definitions of narrativa
  1. noun
    a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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    romanzo
    an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
    fantascienza
    literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society
    romanza, romanzo
    a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
    giallo
    a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
    romanza
    a story dealing with love
    leggenda
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
    novella, racconto
    a prose narrative shorter than a novel
    allegoria, apologo
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
    mito
    a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
    macchinazione, scenario, tresca
    the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
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    componimento
    imaginative or creative writing
  2. noun
    a deliberately false or improbable account
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    canard, chiacchiera, ciarla
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
    type of:
    bugia, falsità, falso, mendacio, menzogna
    a false statement
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