Fiction As Nonfiction (I Think) in “The Unwritten Book” – Chicago Review of Books

Fiction As Nonfiction (I Think) in “The Unwritten Book” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] “This book is not fiction,” Samatha Hunt asserts at the beginning of her new, ostensibly nonfiction book, The Unwritten Book. “My father is writing a novel disguised as a journal entry. However, much of his partial book is true to his life, tempting me to ask, is it all true? Then, as someone who … Read more

6 Works of Nonfiction that Read like Fiction

6 Works of Nonfiction that Read like Fiction

[ad_1] I’ve never understood the term “nonfiction novel.” For one, stories are either true or they’re not. Readers deserve a clean distinction between fact and fiction. But more than that, the term seems to arise from a misguided assumption that only novels can move and thrill readers, while nonfiction educates and informs them. And only … Read more