"I'm a revolutionary, money means nothing to me."-- Frédéric Chopin, quoted in Arthur Headley, Chopin (1947)

From Word of the Day:

Roman à clef (ro-mahn ah KLAY) noun, plural romans a clef

A novel that depicts (usually famous) real people and events under the guise of fiction.[From French roman à clef, literally, a novel with a key.] All fiction has a grain of truth, but a roman à clef has it by the bushel. Roman à clef
dates back to seventeenth century France. In the beginning, a roman à clef really did have a key that was published separately. In these times, you can simply go on the Internet and search using Google. An example of roman à clef is Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.
These days the term can apply to any work of fiction, for example, a movie,not just a novel. A blend term "faction" has also been used, after "fact" presented as "fiction".
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The Sun Also Rises just happens to be my favorite Hemingway book. Good for summer reading and filled with adventure and witty prose. I am* so* looking forward to a bit of summer reading. Who has a suggestion for a good summer book?

Song Du Jour: Nocturne in F-sharp ~ Chopin (1831)