And of course there's nothing quite as convincing as a fake
memoir.
Al
----- Original Message ----- From: "jacquesdebierue" <
jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com>
> One can only speculate as to the "realism" of a
story. How can a
> typical reader know? For example, I don't know
Detroit and I am very
> convinced by the "realism" of Leonard's novels. I
cannot compare what
> he writes with any personal experience of the place.
The same goes for
> stories involving certain professions or circles.
I've said it before,
> but the realism is psychological, and I do believe
it can be created
> out of whole cloth by a good writer. It can also be
created out of
> direct experience, and probably the details will
then be more
> accurate, but will the story be necessarily better?
I doubt it. Many
> memoirs are dull. Many travel books are
dull.
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
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