Q4 W1 - 21st Century Literary Genres across the Globe

• Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close won the Book Illustration Award and was named Overall Winner at the Victoria and Albert Illustration Awards in 2005
• Director Mark Jones: 'calls the work a “rare and impressive example of a text with fully integrated visual elements, in which you encounter things you don’t expect”'
• 21st Century Literary Genres


  • Illustrated Novel
  • Digi-Fiction
  • Manga
  • Doodle Fiction
  • Text-Talk Novels
• Illustrated Novel


  Generally, 50% of the narrative is presented without words. The readers must interpret the image in order to comprehend the complete story. Textual portions are presented in traditional form. Some Illustrated novels may contain no text at all. Illustrated novels span all genres
• Digi-Fiction


  Triple Media Literature: 1. Book, 2. Movie/Video, 3. Internet Website. In order to get the full story, students must engage in navigation, reading, viewing, in all three formats
• Manga


  Japanese word for COMICS. Comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan. One of the most famous Japanese pop cultures. Unlike American comic books which are usually printed in full color, Japanese manga are almost always published in black and white
• Doodle Fiction


  A literary presentation where the author incorporates drawings and handwritten graphics in place traditional front. Drawings enhance the story, often adding humorous elements that would be missing if the illustrations were omitted
• Text-Talk Novels


  Stories told almost completely in dialogue, simulating social network exchanges using blog, email, & IM format narratives
• Blogs, Letters, & Emails are used in Text-Talk Novels
• Instant Messages are used in Text-Talk Novels