Doreonya

Doreonya, or picture novels are a style of book in the Republic of Utlia that gained popularity in the late 40s and early 50s PC. The style gained a rise in popularity alongside the airing of animated shows such as Kylit Kemu Bey and the live action Nerekit Leker, the former of which was based on classic Doreonya novels.

Definition

Doreonya is defined by its use of drawn images instead of standard prose, the style originally was used sparingly, a standard novel may have a few pages of the climax or some important character moments drawn for extra emotional impact. Doreo authors have increased the amount of images over time and contemporary books are usually entirely drawn aside from prologues and epilogues. The original style still has a small community that prefers it and some publishing companies still put out novels in the style.

History

The first book to be considered a doreonya is generally accepted as Dyeltpa Neya, an epic adventure novel published on 2-8 40 PC known for its length. In the 1125 page book, many important moments and character introductions are told via drawn images, author Ueyek Sobye has explained in interviews that this was less of a stylistic choice and more of a last ditch effort for things that he couldn't find the words to describe.

In the Nuriit of 43 PC the Dyelt publishing company was founded by Netet Kobyye, this company would go on to be one of a "big four" of publishing companies for doreonya, Dyelt would publish the Iru Awey series of books in late 45 PC, this series became a hit among young adults for its eccentric and surreal showing of Utlian life.

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