A conversation between my polite friend and a drunk. My friend mentioned he was a writer.
‘What do you write then?’
‘Non-fiction, mainly.’
‘Novels.’
‘Well, noo-oo.’
‘But non-fiction is still fiction.’
’Not really. It’s kind of the exact opposite.’
‘It’s still fictitious though, right?’
‘No, the clue’s in the title. Non-fiction covers a vast array of genres and the only thing that links them is the fact that they are not fictitious. Non-fiction is defined by the absolute, categorical certainty that the one thing it isn’t, is fiction.’
‘So, it’s like a latin thing then, yeah? What’s your novel about?’
