Chronique, fiction, roman de non-fiction by Florence Olivier

“…Next to mass-medias’ diffusion of drug trafficking culture, as well as published journalistic investigations about the cartels, some authors of chronicles, novelists and storytellers looked for – and found – literary expressions that go beyond fascination and horror denunciation. The non-fiction novel Campos de amapola. Antes de esto by Lolita Bosch takes a clear and firm position against violence. …”
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American Minimalism: The Western Vernacular in Norman Mailer’s The Executioner’s Song. by Andrew Wilson

“…Mailer’s use of a lean, often flat style of narration is read in relation to Truman Capote’s “non-fiction novel” In Cold Blood to measure the extent to which Mailer moved beyond a conventional novelistic approach. …”
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The Bell Jar : Troubles dans le genre by Angélique THOMINE-RAPP

“…At times referred to as an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel and at other times as a non-fiction novel, her work sparks debate on how one might categorize its genre. …”
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