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Transgressive fic-tion is a genre of fiction in which characters feel limited by the expectations and norms of society. The protagonists seek ways to break from those boundaries past the limit of social acceptability, which often leads to them appear-ing mentally ill, anti-social, or nihilistic. Most books of the gen-re explore taboo subjects such as drugs, violence, sex, incest, crime, pedophilia, or highly dysfunc-tional family relationships. As such, it is very controversial.

Authors in this genre share quali-ties by portraying what is forbidden and shocking. The characters engage in taboo behaviors, most of the genre deals with searches for self-identity, inner peace and/or personal freedom.

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NTransgressive fiction is a genre of fiction in which characters feel

limited by the expectations and norms of society. The protagonists

seek ways to break from those boundaries past the limit of social acceptability, which often leads to them appearing mentally ill, anti-

social, or nihilistic. Most books of the genre explore taboo subjects

such as drugs, violence, sex, incest, crime, pedophilia, or highly

dysfunctional family relationships. As such, it is very controversial.

Authors in this genre share qualities by portraying what is forbidden and shocking. The

characters engage in taboo behaviors, most of the genre deals

with searches for self-identity, inner peace and/or personal freedom.

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Authors in this genre share qualities by portraying what is forbidden and shocking. The characters engage in taboo behaviors, most of the genre deals with searches for self-identity, inner peace and/or personal freedom.

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E Transgressive fiction is a genre of fiction in which characters feel limited by the expectations and norms of society. The protagonists seek ways to break from those boundaries past the limit of social acceptability, which often leads to them appearing mentally ill, anti-social, or nihilistic. Most books of the genre explore taboo subjects such as drugs, violence, sex, incest, crime, pedophilia, or highly dysfunctional family relationships. As such, it is very controversial.

Authors in this genre share qualities by portraying what is forbidden and shocking. The characters engage in taboo behaviors, most of the genre deals with searches for self-identity, inner peace and/or personal freedom.

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TRANSGRESSIVE FICTION

Transgressive fiction is a genre of fiction in which characters feel

limited by the expectations and norms of society. The protagonists

seek ways to break from those boundaries past the limit of social acceptability, which often leads to them appearing mentally ill, anti-

social, or nihilistic. Most books of the genre explore taboo subjects

such as drugs, violence, sex, incest, crime, pedophilia, or highly

dysfunctional family relationships. As such, it is very controversial.

Authors in this genre share qualities by portraying what is forbidden and shocking. The

characters engage in taboo behaviors, most of the genre deals

with searches for self-identity, inner peace and/or personal freedom.

TRANSGRESSIVE FICTION

Transgressive fiction is a genre of fiction in which characters feel limited by the expectations and norms of society. The protagonists seek ways to break from those boundaries past the limit of social acceptability, which often leads to them appearing mentally ill, anti-social, or nihilistic. Most books of the genre explore taboo subjects such as drugs, violence, sex, incest, crime, pedophilia, or highly dysfunctional family relation-ships. As such, it is very controversial.

Authors in this genre share qualities by portraying what is forbidden and shocking. The characters engage in taboo behaviors, most of the genre deals with searches for self-identity, inner peace and/or personal freedom.