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Novel vs story

Jack G.C1Kwiziq community member

Novel vs story

If the answer was "roman policier" shouldn't the question have been "police novel" rather than "detective story" ?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Who is this writer ?"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Jack, 

There are several translations for 'roman policier', I think 'crime novel' or 'thriller' would be acceptable too.

It is 'genre' of fiction literature and the following Wiki page might be of interest to you

 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_policier#:~:text=Le%20roman%20policier%20(famili%C3%A8rement%20appel%C3%A9,une%20enqu%C3%AAte%20de%20d%C3%A9tective%20priv%C3%A9.

 

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Novel vs story

If the answer was "roman policier" shouldn't the question have been "police novel" rather than "detective story" ?

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