Thoughts?

Lawrence Weschler: I want to get rid of the distinction between fiction and nonfiction. The class I teach at NYU is called “The Fiction of Nonfiction,” and it is less a class about reporting methods than it is about the fictional methods that can be applied to nonfictional writing. It presupposes that the writer will try to be fair, but also acknowledges that there is no such thing as objectivity, and revels in that fact. Then we get down to business and talk about all the stuff that’s interesting: form, freedom, irony, voice, tone, structure.

Posted by Kruse on 06/19/09 at 18:08 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)


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Re: Thoughts?

Stating the obvious: Not sure if reveling in the idea that "there is no such thing as objectivity" will get you very far when you're hustling around city hall or the Atlanta Thrashers locker room or wherever, working a beat and looking for stories.

But I do feel bad that his books are disorganized in stores. That's a bummer.

Posted by: McCullough at June 21,2009 17:04


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