Books & Stories: German words for movies, books and games

Fantasy [ˈfantəzi] fantasy noun Krimi [ˈkʁɪ.mi] mystery noun Science-Fiction [ˈzaɪəns fɪkʃən] science fiction phrase Sachliteratur [ˈzaxli̯təʁaˌtuːʁ] nonfiction noun Belletristik [bɛlɛtʁɪstɪk] fiction noun Vorgeschichte [ˈfɔʁgəˌʃɪçtə] prequel noun Fortsetzung [fɔʁˈt͡sɛt͡sʊŋ] sequel noun Beschreibung [bɛˈʃraɪ̯bʊŋ] description noun Monolog [ˈmoːnoˌlɔk] monologue noun Dialog [ˈdiːaˌlɔk] dialogue noun Cliffhanger [ˈklɪfˌhæŋər] cliffhanger noun Metapher [mɛˈta.fɛʁ] metaphor noun Symbol [ˈzʏm.boːl] symbol noun Vorausdeutung [foːɐˈaʊ̯sˌdɔʏtʊŋ] foreshadowing noun Rückblende [ˈrʏkˌblɛnde] flashback noun Er-Erzählung [ɛʁ'eːʁt͡sɛːlʊŋ] third-person narration phrase Ich-Erzählung [ɪç ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlʊŋ] first-person narration noun Moral [moˈʁaːl] moral noun Buchbesprechung [ˈbuːx.bəˌʃpʁɛχʊŋ] book review noun Hörbuch [ˈhøːɐ̯buːç] audiobook noun E-Book [ˈiːˌbʊk] ebook noun gebundene Ausgabe [gəˈbʊndənə ˈaʊsˌgaːbə] hardcover noun Taschenbuch [ˈtaʃn̩buːχ] paperback noun Klappentext [ˈklapənˌtɛkst] blurb noun Einband [ˈaɪ̯nˌbant] cover noun Inhaltsverzeichnis [ˈɪn.halts.fɛrˌt͡saɪ̯ç.nɪs] table of contents phrase Fußnote [ˈfuːsnoːtə] footnote noun Vorwort [ˈfoːɐ̯vɔʁt] preface noun Epilog [ˈe.pi.loːk] epilogue noun Prolog [ˈproːlɔk] prologue noun Erzähler [ɛʁˈt͡seːlɐ] narrator noun Titel [ˈtiːtəl] title noun Zitat [tsiˈtaːt] quote noun Schluss [ʃlʊs] ending noun Zusammenfassung [tsuˈzamənˌfasʊŋ] summary noun Thema [ˈteːma] topic noun Szene [ˈstseːnə] scene noun Standpunkt [ˈʃtantˌpʊŋkt] point of view noun Serie [ˈzeːʁiə] series noun Seite [ˈzaɪtə] page noun Schriftsteller [ˈʃʁɪftˌʃtɛlɐ] writer noun Satz [zats] sentence noun Roman [ʁoˈmaːn] novel noun Rätsel [ˈrɛːtsəl] mystery noun neu [nɔʏ] new adjective Leser [ˈleːzɐ] reader noun Kapitel [kaˈpɪtəl] chapter noun Genre [ˈʒãːʁə] genre noun Erzählung [ɛɐˈtsɛːlʊŋ] short story noun Einstellung [ˈaɪnˌʃtɛlʊŋ] attitude noun Buch [buːx] book noun Autor [ˈaʊtoːɐ] author noun Absatz [ˈapzats] paragraph noun drehen twist verb Thema theme noun Untertitel subtitle noun Schauplatz setting noun Schluss ending noun Quellenangabe citation noun Figurenzeichnung characterization noun Decke blanket noun