Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Parallel Novel


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:54, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

Parallel Novel

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Original research. None of the cited sources contains the phrase "parallel novel" nor could I find the phrase in a search of the Oxford Reference database, which searches hundreds of scholarly publications like dictionaries of literary terms. Aside from Wikipedia, the top Google hit for this phrase is the West Milford Township Library. There is usefulness in such a list, but we cannot create a phrase to contain this concept that is not used in academia or does not have widespread popular usage. Gamaliel ( talk ) 17:28, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:06, 29 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment: It does seem to have some legs. I found a mention of it in a newspaper and I'm getting quite a few book hits that mention it, such as in this Jane Austen book and in the first paragraph here. There's also a mention in this 2004 Dictionary of American Young Adult Fiction, which describes Ender's Shadow as a parallel novel. (OSC also describes it as such, and the book was published back in the late 90s.) Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   04:52, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Concept is notable (I see 1,5k Google Books hits for the term). That said, I wasn't able to locate any source which discuss the topic in depth or offered a definition. Ping User:DGG so he can shake his head here. Here's a dissertation using this term, for a quick reliable source. Hopefully it even defines the term (didn't see the link for full text, though). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 09:44, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find this dissertation in the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database. I suspect this text is talking about an entirely different phenomenon, as it concludes "the enthusiasm of parallel novel faded away after 1919."  Perhaps it is a translation issue.  Gamaliel  ( talk ) 17:35, 29 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment The concept is familiar, but I need to consult about the terminology.  DGG ( talk ) 16:21, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. There's an aversion against the narrative strategy of fan fiction among critics and so when a serious author adapts a classic book following a parallel plot there is little tolerance to call it fan fiction so they invented a new word to allow in certain works for serious consideration. It has some common use such as . I don't think it's well defined or often used but probably worth keeping. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 23:25, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Multiple academic & other refs    and another 3 or 4 phd theses.  I've just gotten started. &#39;DGG (at NYPL)&#39; (talk) 20:26, 2 December 2013 (UTC)


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