(ごらく)(しょうせつ)

ごらくしょうせつ
noun
entertainment novel; popular fiction
art
1. entertainment novel; popular fiction
Fiction written primarily for enjoyment and entertainment rather than literary or artistic purposes. Encompasses genres such as mystery, romance, adventure, and science fiction.
娯楽(ごらく)小説(しょうせつ)()()だ。
I like reading popular fiction.
This author is better known for popular fiction than for literary novels.
娯楽(ごらく)小説(しょうせつ)からといって価値(かち)(ひく)わけない
Just because something is popular fiction doesn't mean it has less value.

A compound of 娯楽(ごらく) (entertainment; amusement) and 小説(しょうせつ) (novel). In Japanese literary discourse, fiction is traditionally divided into 純文学(じゅんぶんがく) (literary fiction/serious literature) and 娯楽(ごらく)小説(しょうせつ) (entertainment fiction). This distinction parallels but is not identical to the Western literary/genre fiction divide.

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