Almanac: Anthony Powell on "truth" in fiction and biography
"People think because a novel's invented, it isn't true. Exactly the reverse is the case. Because a novel's invented, it is true. Biography and memoires can never be wholly true, since they can't include every conceivable circumstance of what happened. The novel can do that. The novelist himself lays it down. His decision is binding." Anthony Powell, Hearing Secret Harmonies Continue reading Almanac: Anthony Powel…