Oh, Herman, Herman, Herman. How could you think people wouldn't get miffed at this? Did you think they wouldn't know? "I wanted to bring happiness to people," said Herman Rosenblat, the 79-year-old author of Angel At The Fence, according to the Huffington Post. "I brought hope to a lot of people. My motivation was to make good in this world." And yet, when you write a Holocaust memoir about a love story on opposites sides of the barbed-wire fence, and it's based on a lie, it's just never going to turn out well. Berkeley cancelled the book, which was due out on February 3rd, presumably in time for Valentine's Day. However, the $25 million film adaptation will reportedly move forward.Oh, Oprah, Oprah, Oprah. Why are we so confused about fact versus fiction? Maybe this will herald a return to the novel.
4 comments:
Some one besides John doesn't know what fiction novels are.
Yeah, I hope this brings a return of the good old fashioned, straightforward fiction novel. The "creative nonfiction" category/concept is too problematic (especially when dealing a part of history that nutjobs want to deny).
I'm sorry to be that guy, but novels are fiction. Saying "fiction novel" is redundant.
I doubt this will bring a return to the novel. It might mark a slump in memoirs, but I think this would have to coincide with the reading public (and by that I mean the average reader, not us literary types) discovering a handful of novels they enjoy.
yeah, unfortunately the idea that novels are by definition fiction has been lost. i even use the term 'fiction novel' because if i don't, i risk being misunderstood, or asked for clarification, same for others i know too.
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