2.5 Literature & Genres
Literary Nonfiction
Nonfiction is writing that is based on facts. It is about real people, places, and things. Authors of nonfiction do research and interviews. They search for facts and details. Their goal is to write the truth about a person, place or event.
Literary nonfiction is writing that is both informative and entertaining. It might have all the elements of a good story – but everything written about really happened. Literary nonfiction includes biographies, autobiographies, and essays.