The fine line between fact and fiction
A collection of articles from The Guardian arguing the value and merit of fiction and non-fiction
“Nonfiction reveals the lies, but only metaphor can reveal the truth.”
Real stories, real lives, often stranger than fiction.
Episodes to love:
As a psychologist, Helen saw many patients with mental illness.
She realised something was seriously wrong with her own mental health when after returning from a family holiday she became totally unable to sleep.
Reading Australia, Kim Mahood Essay on The Tall Man
"In the best tradition of a form of writing that has come to be called creative non-fiction, Hooper uses the techniques more commonly used in fiction to create a suspenseful and powerful story."
It's worth listening to Helen Garner being interviewed about her work.
