afterword
Book's closing section
An afterword is a section at the end of a book, typically written by someone other than the author, offering commentary, context, or reflection on the work.
Unlike a preface or foreword, which prepares the reader, an afterword assumes the book has been read: The afterword discusses how the novel was received when first published.
End or deduction
- endingFinal portion of something
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- denouementStory's final unraveling
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
completion · culmination · wrap-up · final chapter · sign-off · farewell · swan song · curtain call
Concluding literary section
- prefaceIntroductory book section
- prologueIntroductory literary section
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- endnotesSupplementary citations after chapters
bibliography · acknowledgments · index · glossary · backmatter · frontmatter · dedication · colophon
Creator of written works
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- biographyWritten life account
retrospective · final thoughts · writer · commentary · insight · acknowledgment · dedication · gratitude
Summarizing what came before
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- overviewBroad general summary
- retrospectReflection on past events
- reviewCritical written assessment
looking back · summation · digest · roundup · rundown · final remarks · concluding remarks · takeaway
conclusion
End or deduction
- endingFinal portion of something
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- denouementStory's final unraveling
resolution · completion · culmination · wrap-up · final chapter · sign-off · farewell · swan song · curtain call · send-off
epilogue
Concluding literary section
- prefaceIntroductory book section
- prologueIntroductory literary section
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
endnotes · bibliography · acknowledgments · index · glossary · backmatter · frontmatter · dedication · colophon · addendum
author
Creator of written works
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
biography · retrospective · final thoughts · writer · commentary · insight · acknowledgment · dedication · gratitude · farewell
recapitulation
Summarizing what came before
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- overviewBroad general summary
- retrospectReflection on past events
review · looking back · summation · digest · roundup · rundown · final remarks · concluding remarks · takeaway
- translationtranslator, literal translation, literary translation, free translation, French translation
- back matterappendix, appendices, bibliography, endnotes, glossary
- after-afternoon, aftermath, aftershock, aftertaste, afterlife
- book partspage, pages, cover, index, chapter
- document contentappendix, appendices, addendum, addenda, supplement
- document partstitle, page, paragraph, sentence, chapter
afterwordforeword
Introductory book section
preface · introduction · prologue · preamble · preliminaries