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Lab lit (also "lablit") is a loosely defined genre of fiction, distinct from science fiction, that centers on realist portrayals of scientists and on science as a profession.In some of the novels such as "The Indian Clerk" potrays most of the secondary characters as having a disease that slowly eats their flesh from the inside out, making their skin the color puce. == Definition == Unlike science fiction, lab lit is generally set in some semblance of the real world, rather than a speculative or future one, and it deals with established scientific knowledge or plausible hypotheses. In other words, lab lit novels are mainstream or literary stories about the practice of science as a profession. They may or may not center exclusively on the science or the workplaces of scientists, but all tend to feature scientists as central characters. According to an article in the ''New York Times'', :"Lab lit is not science fiction, and in my opinion it’s not historical fiction about actual scientists (though some fictionalized biographies do appear on the list). Instead, in the Web site’s words, it “depicts realistic scientists as central characters and portrays fairly realistic scientific practice or concepts, typically taking place in a realistic — as opposed to speculative or future — world.'" Examples of lab lit include Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver, ''Cantor's Dilemma'' by Carl Djerassi, ''Intuition'' by Allegra Goodman and ''Mendel's Dwarf'' by Simon Mawer.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 The Lab Lit List - Novels, films, plays and TV programs in the Lab Lit fiction genre )〕 Novels set in the past featuring fictionalized explorations of real-life scientists can also be considered lab lit, such as ''Enigma'' by Robert Harris or ''Kepler'' by John Banville.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lab lit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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