How negotiable is a fact? In 2003, after publishing his book of experimental essays, Halls of Fame, John DāAgata was approached by Harperās magazine to write an essay for them, one that was eventually rejected due to disagreements related to its fact checking. That essay which eventually became the foundation of DāAgataās critically acclaimed About a Mountain was accepted by another magazine, the Believer, but not before they handed it to their own fact-checker, Jim Fingal. What resulted from that assignment, and beyond the essayās eventual publication in the magazine, was seven years of arguments, negotiations, and revisions as DāAgata and Fingal struggled to navigate the boundaries of literary nonfiction.
This book includes an early draft of DāAgataās essay, along with DāAgata and Fingalās extensive discussion around the text. What emerges is a brilliant and eye-opening meditation on the relationship between ātruthā and āaccuracyā and a penetrating conversation about whether it is appropriate for a writer to substitute one for the other.
This book title, Lifespan of a Fact, ISBN: 9780393340730, by John D'Agata, Jim Fingal, published by W. W. Norton & Company (February 27, 2012) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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