A good book leaves a lasting impression PIXABAYStories matter, now more than everArguably, to write a work of fiction, all one needs is imagination, whereas non-fiction requires knowledge about the subject matter. I don’t know whether this makes it easier to write fiction than non-fiction, but it is certainly easier to write about non-fiction than fiction. To write about a book on, say, international labour mobility in the 21st century, one needs to answer a few questions: What is the book’s central claim; is this claim novel; and is it credible? How does one write about a novel about migration? Gun Island is marketed as a novel about climate change, but Ghosh’s story is as much about migration -- not that a novel must be about only one thing, nor that migration and climate change are unrelated.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 27, 2020 22:07 UTC