Fiction in academic form

Narratives that mimic the structure and tone of scholarly or documentary writing. These works present themselves as research papers, field notes, encyclopedias, annotated manuscripts, or official records.

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created by CaroLast

last updated August, 2026

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A Natural History of Dragons

Marie Brennan

The Raw Shark Texts

Steven Hall

Dictionary of the Khazars

Milorad Pavić

Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

Jorge Luis Borges

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

Heather Fawcett

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

Pale Fire

Vladimir Nabokov

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Heather Fawcett

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coati

Have you heard of a Natural History of dragons? It's written like a scientific memoir!

CaroLastOP

First time I hear of this but I love the recc. Added, thank you!