Creative nonfiction is a genre of writing that heavily makes use of figurative techniques to create narratives that are otherwise factually accurate, also known by names including belles lettres, literature of fact and literature of reality. It contrasts with other nonfiction such as academic, technical or journalistic writing, which are also rooted in accurate fact but not written to entertain based on prose style, and many writers view it as overlapping with the essay.
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Notable ExampleGeography of the Heart by Fenton Johnson 1 Defining TraitApplies the narrative and figurative techniques of fiction and poetry to factually accurate subject matter, spanning memoir, the personal essay and literary journalism with no single fixed set of formal conventions. 1 Sources
1. Creative Nonfiction (Wikipedia)
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Creative nonfiction is a genre of writing that heavily makes use of figurative techniques to create narratives that are otherwise factually accurate.
Characteristics and definition section
Creative nonfiction may be structured like traditional fiction narratives, as is true of Fenton Johnson's story of love and loss, Geography of the Heart, and Virginia Holman's Rescuing Patty Hearst.
In Group: Creative and Narrative Nonfiction, Lead section
Creative nonfiction is a genre of writing that heavily makes use of figurative techniques to create narratives that are otherwise factually accurate.
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