Alchemy: Writers on Truth, Lies and Fiction

by Joanna Kavenna, Benjamin Markovits, Gabriel Josipivici, Partou Zia, and Anakana Schofield

Iain Sinclair (Introduction)

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Reality versus fiction is at the heart of the current literary debate. We live in a world of docu-drama, the 'real life' story. Works of art, novels, films, are frequently bolstered by reference to the autobiography of the creator, or to underlying 'fact.' Where does that leave the imagination? And who gets to define the parameters of 'reality' and 'fiction' anyway? Five writers debate the limits of materialism and realism, in art and literature - and offer a passionate defence of the alchemical imagination in a fact-based world.
  • ISBN10 1910749168
  • ISBN13 9781910749166
  • Publish Date 6 October 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Notting Hill Editions
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English