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Meaning of New Weird | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A literary genre that began in the 1990s, influenced by horror and speculative fiction, but often crossing genre boundaries.

uncountable

Examples

“The most detailed response to Harrison's set of questions came from Stephanie Swainston, an author who has described New Weird fiction as exercises in world building characterised by a heterogeneity of sources, genres and details.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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