Title: Most of what follows is true : places imagined and real /
Authors: Crummey, Michael, 1965-; Canadian Literature Centre
Year: 2019
Subjects: Fiction Authorship; Historical fiction Authorship; Biographical fiction Authorship.; Creative nonfiction Authorship.; Biographical fiction Authorship; Fiction Authorship; Historical fiction Authorship
Abstract: "Most of What Follows Is True is an examination of the complex relationship between fact and fiction, between the "real world" and the stories we tell to explain the world to ourselves. Drawing on his own experience appropriating historical characters to fictional ends, Michael Crummey brings forward important questions about how writers use history and real-life figures to animate fictional stories. Is there a limit to the liberties a writer can take with the real world? Is there a point at which a fictionalization of history becomes a falsification of history? What responsibilities do writers have to their readers, and to the historical and cultural materials they exploit as sources? Crummey offers thoughtful, witty views on the deep and timely conversation around appropriation."--