In The Observer a variety of writers consider and debate fiction versus/and non, in 'Based on a true story': the fine line between fact and fiction.
Longtime readers -- hell, anyone who has probably spent more than a few minutes on the site -- knows which side on the (to-me-non-)debate I stand on. Still, it's interesting to see the variety of opinions and arguments -- even if a lot of the responses seem rather wishy-washy. And of course no one comes close to possibly convincing me why I should pick up a work of non-fiction if there's a novel -- almost any novel ! -- at hand.
Longtime readers -- hell, anyone who has probably spent more than a few minutes on the site -- knows which side on the (to-me-non-)debate I stand on. Still, it's interesting to see the variety of opinions and arguments -- even if a lot of the responses seem rather wishy-washy. And of course no one comes close to possibly convincing me why I should pick up a work of non-fiction if there's a novel -- almost any novel ! -- at hand.