One technical term for this is "roman fleuve" -- French with the literal meaning "river novel".
It's a good term, too -- it's just not one in common marketing parlance <wry g>. I think my definition of it tends to be a bit more narrow -- I tend to think of historical "family" sagas, where the stories pass through generations and historical changes.
Also, if I used it in the store, people would either glare at me for sounding pretentious or ask me what it meant <g>.
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Date: 2004-08-25 09:39 pm (UTC)It's a good term, too -- it's just not one in common marketing parlance <wry g>. I think my definition of it tends to be a bit more narrow -- I tend to think of historical "family" sagas, where the stories pass through generations and historical changes.
Also, if I used it in the store, people would either glare at me for sounding pretentious or ask me what it meant <g>.