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A collective term for literary entertainment, especially novels and stories, as opposed to non-fiction and specialist literature.
In der Buchhandlung finden Sie die Belletristik im Erdgeschoss.
In the bookstore, you will find the fiction section on the ground floor.
'Belletristik' (fiction) is a loanword from French. It comes from 'belles lettres', which means 'fine literature'. This helps you understand that it refers to entertaining and artistic literature.
Sie liest am liebsten klassische Belletristik aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.
She prefers reading classic 19th-century fiction.
This word is a technical term from the book trade, publishing, and literary studies. It is mainly used in formal or specialized contexts.
Die Bestsellerliste für Belletristik wird wöchentlich aktualisiert.
The fiction bestseller list is updated weekly.
'Belletristik' (fiction) is used as a collective term for an entire genre and therefore normally has no plural form. People speak of 'der Belletristik' (fiction) as a whole.
Sein neuer Roman wird der Belletristik zugeordnet.
His new novel is classified as fiction.
literature
'die Literatur' and 'die Belletristik' can both refer to books such as novels and stories. However, 'Literatur' is broader: it can also include poems, dramas, and artistic works in general; in other contexts, it can also mean specialist texts. 'Belletristik' refers especially to narrative entertainment literature, mainly novels and stories, and is often contrasted with non-fiction or specialist books. The words can be confused because many works of fiction are also literature. In a bookstore, 'Belletristik' is more precise if you are looking for novels and stories.
In der Bibliothek findest du die neuen Romane im Bereich Belletristik.
In the library, you can find the new novels in the fiction section.
In der Literatur dieses Landes spielen Familiengeschichten eine große Rolle.
Family stories play a major role in this country's literature.