nonfiction
noun
non·fic·tion
ˌnän-ˈfik-shən 
: writing or cinema that is about facts and real events
He prefers to read nonfiction rather than novels.
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He reads a lot of nonfiction.
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Adapting James Bradley and Ron Powers’s nonfiction book of the same name, the film focuses on three American soldiers involved in the battle, and the raising of the flag at Mount Suribachi, a moment immortalized in a famous photograph and Arlington’s Marine Corps Memorial sculpture.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The books selected for next year’s Silicon Valley Reads explore the ramifications of artificial intelligence, from a nonfiction work about AI’s potential impact on society to fictional stories about how it can be used for both exploitation and connection.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
The union also represents nonfiction production companies like BSTV Entertainment, Jigsaw, Lion, NBC News Service (f.k.a.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
About the Author Simon Garfield is the author of more than 20 books of nonfiction, including Just My Type, On the Map, and Mauve.
—Simon Garfield, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The books selected for next year’s Silicon Valley Reads explore the ramifications of artificial intelligence, from a nonfiction work about AI’s potential impact on society to fictional stories about how it can be used for both exploitation and connection.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
The union also represents nonfiction production companies like BSTV Entertainment, Jigsaw, Lion, NBC News Service (f.k.a.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
About the Author Simon Garfield is the author of more than 20 books of nonfiction, including Just My Type, On the Map, and Mauve.
—Simon Garfield, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Nonfiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfiction. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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