Author
Author verb - To compose and set down on paper the words of.
Clef
Clef noun - A musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Roman à Clef: The story was based on the author's childhood during and after World War II, except in this case, his Author Avatar, Seita, dies with his sister, Setsuko.
Source: Anime / Grave of the Fireflies - The novel is considered a Roman à Clef — author Michael Korda based the story on the life of his aunt, legendary actress Merle Oberon (see entry under Real Life).
Source: Pass Fail - The Voyager episode "Author Author" deconstructs this by having the Doctor create a Roman à Clef holo-novel with himself as the hero and thinly-disguised versions of his shipmates as the villains.
Source: Roman à Clef
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