Fiction
Works of fiction are primarily invented or imaginary. Short stories, novels and novellas of various subgenres -- romance, science fiction, historical fiction, mystery -- are considered fiction. Fiction usually contains elements of a story: plot, characters, settings and themes. Many works of fiction have facts in them; for example, historical fiction uses information about a particular time to create a meaningful and realistic setting for an invented story. Fiction is "literary" if it has a reputation of merit, usually due to superb style or characterization.