literary genre based on real events; documentary literature
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reportage; documentary literature; literary journalism
formalA genre that combines journalistic reporting with literary techniques. It focuses on factual, non-fiction narratives about real people and events, presented with artistic flair. Subgenres include '通讯' (news dispatches), '速写' (sketches), and '特写' (features).
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
gào告
wén文
xué学
shēng生
dòng动
dì地
jì记
lù录
le了
kàng抗
yì疫
yī一
xiàn线
yī医
hù护
rén人
yuán员
de的
gù故
shi事
。
This piece of reportage vividly records the stories of frontline medical workers fighting the pandemic.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
chū出
sè色
de的
bào报
gào告
wén文
xué学
chuàng创
zuò作
huò获
dé得
le了
xīn新
wén闻
jiǎng奖
。
He won a journalism award for his outstanding work in reportage.
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Zhè这
bù部
zuò作
pǐn品
jiè介
yú于
xīn新
wén闻
bào报
dào道
hé和
xiǎo小
shuō说
zhī之
jiān间
，
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
bào报
gào告
wén文
xué学
。
This work, situated between news reporting and fiction, is typical documentary literature.
Bào报
gào告
wén文
xué学
yāo要
qiú求
zuò作
zhě者
jiān兼
jù具
jì记
zhě者
de的
yán严
jǐn谨
hé和
zuò作
jiā家
de的
wén文
cǎi采
。
Reportage requires the author to possess both the rigor of a journalist and the literary skill of a writer.