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nonfiction

[ non-fik-shuhn ]

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noun

the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay ( fiction and poetry and drama ).
works of this class:
She had read all of his novels but none of his nonfiction.
(especially in cataloging books, as in a library or bookstore) all writing or books not fiction, poetry, or drama, including nonfictive narrative prose and reference works; the broadest category of written works.

nonfiction

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noun

writing dealing with facts and events rather than imaginative narration
modifier relating to or denoting nonfiction

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Derived Forms

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonfiction¹

First recorded in 1905–10; non- + fiction

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This is where nonfiction can be delightfully tantalizing — we are left to imagine why.

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Below, you’ll find our list of essential works of nonfiction published in the U.S. from 1996 to the present, culled from a survey of authors, editors, critics, scholars and other experts in the field.

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Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best nonfiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

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The book won Daum the PEN Center USA Literary Award for creative nonfiction; more than a decade later, it still entertains.

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Lund would love to see the veteran nonfiction storyteller make one of his acclaimed observational works about baseball.

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nonferrous nonfiction novel

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