Although many publications classified the novel as science fiction,[12][13][14] Mandel does not believe that the work belongs to that genre, as the novel does not include any instances of fictional technology.[15][16] She said the issue of labeling her work science fiction (as opposed to literary fiction) has followed her through all her novels.[15] Her early work was classified as crime fiction, and she has stated she consciously chose to avoid overtones of mystery and crime in this work in order to avoid being "pigeonholed" as a mystery novelist.[15] Station Eleven has also been discussed as "theatre-fiction".[17]
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