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Quote by Fred D'Aguiar

“There's an imperative to make sure you distinguish fiction from the fact, because if the fact is doing the work, why did you do fiction? And once you raise the question of why - why do fiction? - then you have to answer it in your text as a kind of enactment of the answer.”

Quote by Fred D'Aguiar

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Fred D'Aguiar is a British poet born on February 2, 1960. His works are known for their profound social commentary and exploration of colonial history. more

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