Is fiction more like the covert violation of the liar, or like the overt violation of the ironical speaker? Unlike the liar, the fiction author doesn't hide her untruthful intentions: they're on the book's cover, or announced by a library classification sticker. However, unlike in the case of irony, the fiction author's words have their […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:03PM on January 13, 2020