He invented a new kind of book called the nonfiction novel.

他发明了一种新的文学种类，叫做非虚构小说。

I was account executive for eight years, V.P. for four more after that, and by the way, I wrote my graduate thesis on the rise of the nonfiction novel.

我做过八年的财务主管，之后又做了四年副总裁，顺便提一下，我毕业论文是关于非小说类文学作品的发展。