"Chick lit" is a term used to denote genre fiction written for and marketed to young women, especially single, working women in their twenties and thirties. The genre's creation was spurred on, if not exactly created, by Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole diaries which inspired Adele Lang's Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles in the mid-1990s. Another strong early influence can be seen in the books by M. C. Beaton about Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth. The style can also be seen to be somewhat influenced by female teen angst movies like Sixteen Candles and Clueless. Later with the appearance of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary and similar works; the genre continued to sell well in the 2000s, with chick lit titles topping bestseller lists and the creation of imprints devoted entirely to chick lit.

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  • "Chick lit" is a term used to denote genre fiction written for and marketed to young women, especially single, working women in their twenties and thirties. The genre's creation was spurred on, if not exactly created, by Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole diaries which inspired Adele Lang's Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles in the mid-1990s. Another strong early influence can be seen in the books by M. C. Beaton about Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth. The style can also be seen to be somewhat influenced by female teen angst movies like Sixteen Candles and Clueless. Later with the appearance of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary and similar works; the genre continued to sell well in the 2000s, with chick lit titles topping bestseller lists and the creation of imprints devoted entirely to chick lit. (en)
  • Chick lit, från chick (i betydelsen ung kvinna) och lit, en litteraturgenre som skildrar livet för storstadskvinnor i 20- och 30-årsåldern. Genren etablerades år 2000. Oftast är böckerna skrivna av kvinnor och riktar sig till kvinnor. Karaktärerna är inte sällan över-analyserande unga kvinnor som söker perfektion, vare sig det är att hitta en partner, ett jobb eller en lägenhet. Chick lit-genren tog fart med Bridget Jones dagbok på 90-talet. Genren har också betraktats som postfeministisk eftersom den ofta behandlar kärlek och förhållanden på ett okonventionellt sätt. Motsvarigheten till chick lit inom den manliga litteraturen är lad lit. (sv)
  • Chick Lit es un género de la novela romántica, que actualmente está en auge, escrito y dirigido para mujeres jóvenes, especialmente solteras, que trabajan y están entre los veinte y treinta años. (es)
  • Chick lit on jälkifeministiseksi määritelty naiskirjallisuuden laji, joka teki läpimurtonsa 1990-luvun puolivälissä Helen Fieldingin Bridget Jones -kirjojen myötä. Tarkka määritelmä puuttuu, mutta sen on nähty tarkoittavan muun muassa miehenmetsästyksestä kertovaa kepeää kirjallisuutta. Jotkut niputtavat lajiin lähes kaikki teokset nuoren naisen itsensäetsimiskirjoista arkisiin perhekuvauksiin. Chick litin sankarittaret ovat kuitenkin arkisempia ja koomisempia kuin vaikka Jackie Collinsin tarinoiden naiset 1970- ja 1980-luvuilla. (fi)
  • L'espressione inglese chick lit si riferisce a un genere letterario emerso negli anni '90 e rappresentato da scrittrici soprattutto britanniche e statunitensi, che si rivolgono prevalentemente a un pubblico di donne giovani, single e in carriera. A questo genere appartengono numerosi best seller internazionali dell'ultimo ventennio. (it)
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  • "Chick lit" is a term used to denote genre fiction written for and marketed to young women, especially single, working women in their twenties and thirties. The genre's creation was spurred on, if not exactly created, by Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole diaries which inspired Adele Lang's Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles in the mid-1990s. Another strong early influence can be seen in the books by M. C. Beaton about Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth. The style can also be seen to be somewhat influenced by female teen angst movies like Sixteen Candles and Clueless. Later with the appearance of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary and similar works; the genre continued to sell well in the 2000s, with chick lit titles topping bestseller lists and the creation of imprints devoted entirely to chick lit. (en)
  • Chick lit, från chick (i betydelsen ung kvinna) och lit, en litteraturgenre som skildrar livet för storstadskvinnor i 20- och 30-årsåldern. Genren etablerades år 2000. (sv)
  • Chick Lit es un género de la novela romántica, que actualmente está en auge, escrito y dirigido para mujeres jóvenes, especialmente solteras, que trabajan y están entre los veinte y treinta años. (es)
  • Chick lit on jälkifeministiseksi määritelty naiskirjallisuuden laji, joka teki läpimurtonsa 1990-luvun puolivälissä Helen Fieldingin Bridget Jones -kirjojen myötä. (fi)
  • L'espressione inglese chick lit si riferisce a un genere letterario emerso negli anni '90 e rappresentato da scrittrici soprattutto britanniche e statunitensi, che si rivolgono prevalentemente a un pubblico di donne giovani, single e in carriera. (it)
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  • Chick lit (en)
  • Chick lit (fr)
  • Chicklit (nl)
  • Chick lit (sv)
  • Chick lit (es)
  • Chick lit (fi)
  • Chick lit (it)
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