The Lifespan of a Fact by John D'agata
A laugh-out-loud literary duel between a liberty-taking writer and his steadfast fact-checker.
A fascinating and dramatic power struggle over the intriguing question of what nonfiction should, or can, be* Lydia Davis *
Less a book than a knock-down, drag-out fight between two tenacious combatants, over questions of truth, belief, history, myth, memory and forgetting. * New York Times Book Review *
Genius ... In The Lifespan of a Fact, D'Agata and Fingal turn everything around on us until even our most basic assumptions are left unclear ... A vivid and reflective meditation on the nature of nonfiction as literary art. * LA Times *
Less a book than a knock-down, drag-out fight between two tenacious combatants, over questions of truth, belief, history, myth, memory and forgetting. * New York Times Book Review *
Genius ... In The Lifespan of a Fact, D'Agata and Fingal turn everything around on us until even our most basic assumptions are left unclear ... A vivid and reflective meditation on the nature of nonfiction as literary art. * LA Times *
John D'Agata (Author)
John D'Agata is the author of About a Mountain and Halls of Fame, and editor of The Next American Essay and The Lost Origins of the Essay. He teaches creative writing at the University of Iowa in Iowa City where he lives.
Jim Fingal (Author)
Jim Fingal worked for several years as a fact-checker at The Believer and McSweeney's, where he worked on the titles What Is the What, Surviving Justice, Voices from the Storm, and others. He currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he designs software.
John D'Agata is the author of About a Mountain and Halls of Fame, and editor of The Next American Essay and The Lost Origins of the Essay. He teaches creative writing at the University of Iowa in Iowa City where he lives.
Jim Fingal (Author)
Jim Fingal worked for several years as a fact-checker at The Believer and McSweeney's, where he worked on the titles What Is the What, Surviving Justice, Voices from the Storm, and others. He currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he designs software.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529404623 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529404622 |
| Title | The Lifespan of a Fact |
| Author | John D'agata |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2019-08-22 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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