Theaterroman

10:15 Mar 31, 2015 

Thank you very much. All's well that ends well and happy translating. I hope your familiy difficulties also end on such a positive note.

09:16 Mar 31, 2015 

It's a pleasure. And thanks for the explanation.

09:10 Mar 31, 2015 

@Ramey Rieger: Dear Remey, the reason for my absence on here was due to a personal family matter/sickness, which only gave me time to chose an answer (after several emails from Proz urging me to pick an answer) and did not allow me to post an answer nor any thanks. So, let me do this now. Thank you for providing your answers, time and efforts. I truly appreciate it. To answer your question regarding why I chose the other answer despite the peer support: a) I gave my client the choice and that is what he chose. b) I personally liked how Helen's suggestion flows/sounds.
@Helen and others. Thank you all for always trying to help out and making the portal so lovely!

20:30 Mar 30, 2015 

Thank you for your support. I was not surprised that she chose your suggestion. I would have preferred it though, if she had explained why she had chosen the one over the other, given the peer support. Thank yous are always nice, explanations are even better to understand the context and possible future solutions. Don't worry about the points, we're in this together anyway. Happy translating and to your good health!

19:02 Mar 30, 2015 

I quite understand. You and I do always thank people for their help, but there does increasingly seem to be a tendency to take people's time for granted. Not in this Asker's case, for me, though it does look as if you have been missed out here. Would gladly share the points with you, if it were possible. Glad to see your answer logged here, even if it didn't perhaps quite fit the context, in this case. It is bound to help someone else in the future, including me, for what it is worth.

15:41 Mar 30, 2015 

I don't know if this happens to everyone, but this is the fourth time in a very short period that I have made a suggestion, received overwhelming peer support and then NOT received points or even a thank you for my efforts. I do NOT consider my suggestion more valuable than anyone else's, please don't misunderstand me, but it is horribly frustrating all the same.
End of vent.

20:00 Mar 24, 2015 

But Dominique has said it is like a playscript. See above for her discussion entry.

19:58 Mar 24, 2015 

Point taken, but a "script" I thought, gives the actors' lines, for their use and the director's. In writing a novel in the form of dialog lines, one might not directly and primarily produce material for a stage performance, but rather create a distinct type of narrative? I would be thinking for instance of the works of Ivy Compton-Burnett, which consisted almost entirely of dialogue.

07:13 Mar 24, 2015 

Just about all drama is narrative, barring a few avant-garde experiments, narrative meaning it tells a story. It does not convey the 'script' bit as a solution.

03:29 Mar 24, 2015 

"Narrative drama"?

12:42 Mar 23, 2015 

would be a created term taken from chamber drama, might be a bit of a stretch though. Another, what I consider a nice option would be a novel in (number of chapters) acts.

12:09 Mar 23, 2015 

Thanks Helen! Yes, I came across Bulgakov's books as well. Hence, I considered to use "theatrical novel". However, "Theaterroman" is not part of the title. It is listed below the title as follows: Ein Theaterroman von [...]. But I like your suggestion of 'novel as a playscript'.

12:07 Mar 23, 2015 

I have also seen a very few people referring to a 'novel as playscript' - sounds a bit ugly, but might also work.

12:05 Mar 23, 2015 

If it really has nothing to do with the world of theatre per se, then 'novel as theatre script' might work. I don't know of any particular term for this in EN.

12:02 Mar 23, 2015 

Does the term appear in a title, such as this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Snow-Theatrical-Vintage-Classi... ?

12:01 Mar 23, 2015 

Thank you for your answer. No, it is not referring to the "world of theater" at all. It really reads like a script of a play.

11:59 Mar 23, 2015 

Snap

11:58 Mar 23, 2015 

http://www.enzyklo.de/Begriff/Theaterroman
In which case , it is a reference to a genre rather than a format.