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2021 novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Plot: A Novel is a work of fiction written by Jean Hanff Korelitz. The book was published in May 2021 by Celadon Books. The story is a mystery-thriller
The_Plot_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up plot, plots, or plotting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plot or plotting may refer to: Plot (narrative), the connected story elements of
Plot
2004 novel by Philip Roth
The Plot Against America is a novel by Philip Roth published in 2004. It is an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt is defeated in the presidential
The_Plot_Against_America
American television miniseries
Burns, based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Philip Roth, that aired on HBO from March 16, 2020, to April 20, 2020. The Plot Against America "imagines
The Plot Against America (miniseries)
The_Plot_Against_America_(miniseries)
Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Marriage Plot is a 2011 novel by American writer Jeffrey Eugenides. The novel grew out of a manuscript that Eugenides began after the publication
The_Marriage_Plot
2015 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky
2015, is a science fiction novel by author Adrian Tchaikovsky. The novel has two plot strands, one of which follows the evolution of a civilization of
Children_of_Time_(novel)
Cause-and-effect events in a narrative
narrative, the plot is the mapping of events in which each one (except the final) affects at least one other. Plot is similar in meaning to the term storyline
Plot_(narrative)
Narrative technique
A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction. When it happens
Plot_twist
1954 novel by William Golding
Lord of the Flies is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on
Lord_of_the_Flies
1586 plot to assassinate Elizabeth I
The Babington Plot was a plan in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, a Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, her Catholic cousin, on the English
Babington_Plot
Romance, horror and death literary genre
(2010), The Theo-political Origins of the English Marriage Plot, Novel: A Forum on Fiction, Vol. 43, Issue 1, pp. 31–37 Peterson, Dale (1987), The Slavic
Gothic_fiction
1976 film by Alfred Hitchcock
complex mystery-suspense plot, Hitchcock has created a film that has the involving detail work and teasing fascination of a novel to be read in front of
Family_Plot
1999 science fiction novel by John Barnes
noted that its conceptual scope exceeds the emotional or dramatic impact of its plot. He also opined that the novel relies heavily on established genre formulas
Finity
Book by Alex Michaelides
set his novel in a psychiatric unit as he had worked at one such facility for teenagers while he was a psychotherapy student. The plot of the book focus
The_Silent_Patient
Book series
The Assassin's Creed series is a collection of novels by various authors, set within the fictional universe of the Assassin's Creed video game franchise
Assassin's Creed (novel series)
Assassin's_Creed_(novel_series)
2023 novel by Jen Beagin
Anti-Trauma-Plot Novel". The Cut. Retrieved November 28, 2023. "Big Swiss". Kirkus Reviews. Patrick, Bethanne (February 2, 2023). "Jen Beagin's novel Big Swiss
Big_Swiss
1988 novel by Paulo Coelho
After finding the treasure back at the ruined church, he decides to go back to Fatima, who awaits him. The plot of the novel builds on the international
The_Alchemist_(novel)
1951–1953 Soviet anti-semitic campaign
The "doctors' plot" (Russian: дело врачей, romanized: delo vrachey, lit. 'doctors' case') was a Soviet state-sponsored anti-intellectual and antisemitic
Doctors'_plot
1980 thriller novel by A. J. Quinnell
Man on Fire is a 1980 thriller novel by the English novelist Philip Nicholson, writing as A. J. Quinnell. The plot features his popular character Marcus
Man_on_Fire_(Quinnell_novel)
2022 novel by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid is a 2022 psychological thriller novel by Freida McFadden and published by Bookouture. Set on Long Island, the novel follows a young maid
The_Housemaid_(novel)
Story writing technique
A plot device or plot mechanism is any technique in a narrative used to move the plot forward. A clichéd plot device may annoy the reader and a contrived
Plot_device
Novel by Jilly Cooper
Jump! is a 2010 novel by English author Jilly Cooper. It is the ninth novel in the Rutshire Chronicles series. The plot follows the racing career of a
Jump!_(novel)
2017 science fiction novel by Andy Weir
fiction novel by American writer Andy Weir. It takes place in the late 2080s in Artemis, the first and only city on the Moon. It follows the life of porter
Artemis_(novel)
Stock narrative plot
Marriage plot is a term used, often in academic circles, to categorize a storyline that recurs in novels most prominently and more recently in films.
Marriage_plot
American writer
is the author of fantasy novels, including the books from the Rai-Kirah series, Song of the Beast, the books from The Bridge of D'Arnath series, the Lighthouse
Carol_Berg
Novel by Jilly Cooper
1999 novel by British author Jilly Cooper, that is part of the Rutshire Chronicles series. It is both a bonkbuster and a murder mystery, set during the filming
Score!_(novel)
2022 novel by Cormac McCarthy
The Passenger is a 2022 novel by the American writer Cormac McCarthy. It was released six weeks before its companion novel Stella Maris. The plot of both
The Passenger (McCarthy novel)
The_Passenger_(McCarthy_novel)
1979 novel by Stephen King
version of the United States ruled by a totalitarian regime, the plot follows the contestants of a grueling annual walking contest. While not the first of
The_Long_Walk_(novel)
Long fictional narrative story
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the Italian: novella for 'new'
Novel
Bonkbuster based on orchestral life
as her "sex and Chopin" novel, and reviewers praised her detailed research into orchestral life, others criticised the plot and characterisation. Its
Appassionata_(novel)
1968 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick
while a secondary plot follows John Isidore, a man of low IQ who aids the fugitive androids. The book served as the basis for the 1982 film Blade Runner
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep?
1999 novel by Thomas Harris
the novel were incorporated into the second season of the NBC television series Hannibal, while the show's third season adapted the plot of the novel
Hannibal_(Harris_novel)
1989 novel by Dan Simmons
fiction novel by American author Dan Simmons. The first book of his Hyperion Cantos series, it won the Hugo Award for best novel. The plot of the novel features
Hyperion_(Simmons_novel)
2020 mystery novel by Tana French
The Searcher is a mystery novel by American-Irish writer Tana French. It was published by Viking Press on October 6, 2020. The plot follows former Chicago
The_Searcher_(novel)
2001 novel by Dennis Lehane
novel by Dennis Lehane that was published in 2001. It won the 2002 Dilys Award and was made into an Academy Award-winning film in 2003. The novel's plot
Mystic_River_(novel)
1987 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
that Mort was the first Discworld novel with which he was "pleased", stating that in previous books, the plot had existed to support the jokes, but that
Mort
Literary genre
plots of romance novels. Some romance novel authors and readers believe the genre has additional restrictions, from plot considerations (such as the protagonists'
Romance_novel
1971 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
Stories. It won the 1972 Locus Award for Best Novel and was a finalist for the 1971 Nebula Award for Best Novel and 1972 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Two television
The_Lathe_of_Heaven
2025 detective novel by J. K. Rowling
The Hallmarked Man is a crime fiction novel written by the British author J. K. Rowling, and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The eighth
The_Hallmarked_Man
1988 novel by Jilly Cooper
Rivals is a 1988 novel by English author Jilly Cooper. It is the second novel of the Rutshire Chronicles, a series of books set in the fictional English
Rivals_(novel)
Novel written as a series of letters
epistolary novels that range from embedded missives in the Greek novels to entire story cycles written only as letters. Letters are central to plot construction
Epistolary_novel
Literary element
continued into the 19th century when Selden Lincoln Whitcomb wrote A Study of a Novel which examines the basis for Silas Marner's plot structure, where
Story_structure
1934 crime novel by James M. Cain
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime novel by American writer James M. Cain. The novel became successful and notorious upon publication. It is
The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
The_Postman_Always_Rings_Twice_(novel)
1939 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
according to the lines of a popular rhyme. Christie described the book as the most difficult of her novels to write because of the complexity of the plot and its
And_Then_There_Were_None
2021 novel by Alice Feeney
thriller novel by British author Alice Feeney. The plot follows a couple in an unhappy marriage who take a weekend holiday to a repurposed chapel in the Scottish
Rock_Paper_Scissors_(novel)
1989 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
magazine Fear's review by Richard Eddy praised its plot and comedy. Janice M. Eisen reviewed the novel for Aboriginal Science Fiction, awarding 4 and a
Guards!_Guards!
1996 novel by Helen Fielding
respectively. The original novel was adapted into a popular 2001 film; it was later developed into a series with the latest sequel released in 2025. The plot is
Bridget_Jones's_Diary_(novel)
Written or spoken commentary
literary voice, developed by the creator of the story to deliver information to the audience, particularly about the plot: the series of events. Narration
Narration
Narrative and dialogue of a comic book
be preceded by a plot outline, and is almost always followed by page sketches drawn by a comics artist and inked, succeeded by the coloring and lettering
Script_(comics)
2011 novel by Veronica Roth
the action- and dystopian-focused main plot is a romantic subplot between Tris and "Four", one of her instructors in the Dauntless faction. The novel
Divergent_(novel)
1818 novel by Jane Austen
written by the English author Jane Austen, is a coming-of-age novel and a satire of Gothic novels. Although the title page is dated 1818 and the novel was published
Northanger_Abbey
Book One of Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steve Erikson
Cities has begun a mass uprising against the Empire. These and other plot developments are continued in the third novel, Memories of Ice. In a 2000 interview
Gardens_of_the_Moon
2004 book by Christopher Booker
The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories is a 2004 book by Christopher Booker that offers a Jungian‑influenced analysis of stories and their psychological
The_Seven_Basic_Plots
1961 novel by Stanisław Lem
film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. The film loosely follows the novel's plot, emphasizing the human relationships instead of Lem's astrobiology theories
Solaris_(novel)
1976 novel by Frank Herbert
science fiction. The novel was critically well-received for its plot, action, and atmosphere and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1977. Dune
Children_of_Dune
1985 novel by Carl Sagan
Contact is a 1985 hard science fiction novel by American scientist Carl Sagan. The plot concerns contact between humanity and a more technologically advanced
Contact_(novel)
2006 novel by Paul Levinson
The Plot to Save Socrates is a time travel novel by Paul Levinson, first published in 2006. Starting in the near future, the novel also has scenes set
The_Plot_to_Save_Socrates
2014 novel by Harlan Coben
suspense and thriller novel by American writer Harlan Coben, published in 2014. The novel has garnered attention for its intricate plot involving online dating
Missing_You_(Coben_novel)
Book by Georgette Heyer
"much the same" as Heyer's other novels, it features her "successful technique of simple plot, bouncy characters and cleverly reproduced slang of the Regency
Cousin_Kate_(novel)
1967 novel by Robert Merle
title. The novel was the basis for the 1973 film The Day of the Dolphin, though the film's plot was significantly different from that of the book, even
The Day of the Dolphin (novel)
The_Day_of_the_Dolphin_(novel)
1971 thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth
The Day of the Jackal is a 1971 political thriller novel by English author Frederick Forsyth about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS
The_Day_of_the_Jackal
1978 book
The Switch is a 1978 crime novel by American author Elmore Leonard. It marks the first appearance of the criminals Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara, who later
The_Switch_(novel)
2012 novel by Gillian Flynn
the murkiest corners of the human psyche." A Chatelaine review commends the novel's suspense, its intricately detailed plot and the way it keeps the reader
Gone_Girl_(novel)
2023 novel by Daniel Mason
North Woods is a 2023 novel by American novelist Daniel Mason. The novel, Mason's sixth, is a work of historical fiction that tells the story of a single
North_Woods_(novel)
1969 young adult novel by Theodore Taylor
The Cay is a young adult novel written by Theodore Taylor. It was published in 1969. Taylor took only three weeks to write The Cay, having contemplated
The_Cay
Book by Ngaio Marsh
detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the thirty-second, and final, novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1982. The plot concerns the murder
Light_Thickens
2018 fantasy novel by R. F. Kuang
The Poppy War is a 2018 high fantasy novel by American author R. F. Kuang, published by Harper Voyager. A grimdark fantasy, the book's plot draws on politics
The_Poppy_War
1846 novel by Alexandre Dumas
works, along with The Three Musketeers (1844) and Man in the Iron Mask (1850). Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested
The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo
1987 novel by Stephen King
370 pages. Its working title was The Annie Wilkes Edition. While discussing the pros and cons of pre-plotting novels, King mentioned that he had initially
Misery_(novel)
Main character of a creative work
the first part, chief actor') is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story
Protagonist
1952 novel by John Steinbeck
1952 family saga novel by American author and Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Many regard the work as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, and Steinbeck
East_of_Eden_(novel)
1975 novel by James Herbert
The Fog is a horror novel by English writer James Herbert, published in 1975. It is about a deadly fog that drives its victims insane when they come into
The_Fog_(novel)
2017 satirical novel by Andrew Sean Greer
satirical novel by American author Andrew Sean Greer. The plot follows writer Arthur Less as he travels the world on a literary tour to numb his loss of the man
Less_(novel)
Novel-length work of humorous fiction
Kennedy Toole. Comic novels are often defined by the author's literary choice to make the thrust of the work—in its narration or plot—funny or satirical
Comic_novel
Novel by V. C. Andrews
continue writing novels under her name developed from plot outlines written by Andrews. There is some dispute over whether this particular novel was written
Garden_of_Shadows
Set of novels by Philip K. Dick
The VALIS trilogy is a set of science fiction/philosophical novels by author Philip K. Dick which include VALIS (1981), The Divine Invasion (1981), and
Valis_(novel_series)
1950 novel by Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles is a science fiction fix-up novel, published in 1950, by American writer Ray Bradbury that chronicles the exploration and settlement
The_Martian_Chronicles
2023 fantasy novel by Martha Wells
fantasy novel by Martha Wells. It is the author's first fantasy novel in almost ten years, following the publication of her science fiction series The Murderbot
Witch_King_(novel)
2011 novel by Colin Meloy
fantasy novel by The Decemberists' Colin Meloy, illustrated by his wife Carson Ellis. The 541-page novel, inspired by classic fantasy novels and folk
Wildwood_(novel)
2005 novel by Carl Hiaasen
adult novel by Carl Hiaasen, first published in 2005 and set in Florida. It is his second young adult novel, after Hoot and has a similar plot to Hoot
Flush_(novel)
1880 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
reason in the context of a modernizing Russia, with a plot that revolves around the subject of patricide. Dostoevsky composed much of the novel in Staraya
The_Brothers_Karamazov
2022 novel
The Cloisters is the debut novel by Katy Hays. It was published by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in November 2022. Ann Stilwell, a recent
The_Cloisters_(novel)
2004 film by Hayao Miyazaki
differ between the novel and film due to this plot change. The Witch of the Waste is the chief antagonist of the book, whereas in the film she is reduced
Howl's_Moving_Castle_(film)
1939 children's novel
England" - forming the novel's background and Uttley's choice of historical setting: not during the well-known Babington Plot of 1586, but a less well-known
A_Traveller_in_Time
Character who contrasts with another character of a narrative work
antagonist of the plot. In some cases, a subplot can be used as a foil to the main plot. This is especially true in the case of metafiction and the "story within
Foil_(narrative)
2008 novel by Patricia Cornwell
Scarpetta is a novel by Patricia Cornwell. It was published in 2008 by G. P. Putnam's Sons. It is the sixteenth book of Cornwell's popular Kay Scarpetta
Scarpetta_(novel)
2019 novel by Rachel Reid
Rozanov. The novel is the second in Reid's Game Changers series of gay-themed ice hockey romance novels. A television series based on the novel was released
Heated_Rivalry_(novel)
2005 graphic novel by Will Eisner
The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Will Eisner released in 2005. The book tells
The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
The_Plot:_The_Secret_Story_of_The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion
Type of graph used in analytical chemistry
a Job plot, otherwise known as the method of continuous variation or Job's method, is a method used in analytical chemistry to determine the stoichiometry
Job_plot
2001 novel by Percival Everett
calls his own novel My Pafology, before changing its title to simply Fuck. Fuck is written in ten chapters, as a novel within a novel. The plot is an exaggerated
Erasure_(novel)
2004 caper novel by Carl Hiaasen
second novel including the character Mick Stranahan, a former detective. It involves a murder plot and a subsequent attempt to exact revenge against the backdrop
Skinny_Dip_(novel)
1947 novel by Albert Camus
The Plague (French: La Peste) is a 1947 absurdist novel by Albert Camus. The plot centers around the French Algerian city of Oran as it combats a plague
The_Plague_(novel)
1983 crime novel
1983 crime novel written by Elmore Leonard. The novel was adapted into a 1985 film of the same name starring and directed by Burt Reynolds. The New York
Stick_(novel)
1998 thriller novel by Tom Clancy
two weeks after the release of the novel. It was developed alongside the novel and bases its plot on an early manuscript of the story. The game was developed
Rainbow_Six_(novel)
1999 novel by Laurie Halse Anderson
problem novel, or trauma novel. Melinda's story is written in a diary format, consisting of a nonlinear plot and jumpy narrative that mimics the trauma
Speak_(Anderson_novel)
1989 novel by Elmore Leonard
Killshot, the 1989 novel by author Elmore Leonard, tells the story of a married couple who find themselves in Cape Girardeau, Missouri while on the run from
Killshot_(novel)
2019 novel by Margaret Atwood
The Testaments is a 2019 novel by Margaret Atwood. It is the sequel to The Handmaid's Tale (1985). The novel is set 15 years after the events of The Handmaid's
The_Testaments
1962 novel by Philip K. Dick
The Man in the High Castle is an alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick, first published in 1962, which imagines a world in which the Axis powers
The_Man_in_the_High_Castle
1963 novel by Julio Cortázar
Hopscotch Study Guide & Plot Summary. Gioia, Ted (28 June 2013). "How to Win at Hopscotch: The 50th Anniversary of Julio Cortázar's Novel". Los Angeles Review
Hopscotch_(Cortázar_novel)
2011 novel by David Foster Wallace
art), suggested a possible direction for the novel's plot: "...an evil group within the IRS is trying to steal the secrets of an agent who is particularly
The_Pale_King
THE PLOT-NOVEL
THE PLOT-NOVEL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Pilot, a Middle English pet form of the Old English personal name Pīla.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Boy/Male
French
From the flat land.
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend Biblical Hebrew
Name of a king.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Male
Arthurian
, king of Orkney.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Girl/Female
British, English, German
Defensive
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Biblical
Lotan, wrapt up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from late Old English plot.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a fence maker or carpenter, from Slavic ‘fence’ (Polish płot, Russian plot). Compare Plotnik.
Male
Greek
(Λώτ) Greek form of Hebrew Lowt, LOT means "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.
THE PLOT-NOVEL
THE PLOT-NOVEL
Girl/Female
Biblical
A hasty messenger.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hridhya | ஹà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à¯à®¯à®¾
By heart
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Australian, Irish
Bright; Radiant
Girl/Female
Polish
reborn'.
Female
Hebrew
(גָּלִילָה) Feminine form of Hebrew Galil, GALILA means "cylinder" or "boundary." Compare with another form of Galila.
Girl/Female
German
An Old German name meaning hale and wide.
Female
German
Variant spelling of German Romy, ROMEY means "rose" and "obstinate, rebellious."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Clarity
Boy/Male
American, British, Celebrity, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Portuguese, Swedish
Appointed by God; The Lord Exalts; God will Set Free; Raise Up
THE PLOT-NOVEL
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THE PLOT-NOVEL
THE PLOT-NOVEL
THE PLOT-NOVEL
a.
Alt. of Polt-footed
n.
A plot; a plan; a design; a diagram; a map; a chart.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Plot
a.
Secure against harm by plots.
n.
A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.
v. t.
To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate.
n.
A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
n.
A small piece or plot of ground laid out with some design, or for a special use; usually, a portion of flat, even ground.
v. t.
To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.
v. t.
To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door.
imp. & p. p.
of Plot
n.
A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.
n.
Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.
v. i.
To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily.
n.
A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a flower pot; a bean pot.
v. t.
To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; -- generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence. Often figuratively; as, to blot out offenses.
n.
The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale.
n.
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
n.
Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
n.
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.